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Old Flagstones in Shardlow
These 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 Boat
Jan 22, 20211 min read


Closing Derwent Mouth Flood Gates
The flood gates aka Shardlow flood gates are winched closed by hand, a slow process but the only way. This protects the Trent & Mersey...

The Purple Boat
Jan 21, 20211 min read


New towpath
These guys are working hard to lay a new towpath surface running from Shardlow lock to bridge number 2 in Shardlow. Will make it a lot...

The Purple Boat
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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