The Purple BoatMar 26, 20211 minShardlow Pumping Station - maintaining canal water levels in times of floodInside this brick building are housed four pumps which transfer surface water from the parish culvert running through the village into...
The Purple BoatFeb 19, 20211 minA drained lock under repairThis is Derwent Mouth lock on the Trent & Mersey canal, the last lock before the River Trent. Emptied of water and undergoing repair work...
The Purple BoatJan 22, 20211 minOld Flagstones in ShardlowThese old flagstones are over 200 years old and were laid infront of a warehouse known as Stevens No. 2 Store built circa 1820, now a...
The Purple BoatJan 21, 20211 minClosing Derwent Mouth Flood GatesThe flood gates aka Shardlow flood gates are winched closed by hand, a slow process but the only way. This protects the Trent & Mersey...