Canal Scenes

Travelling by narrowboat is perfect for nosy people like me. Part of the time you are in lovely countryside with swans and herons and moorhens to look at, and the other half, you are going through towns where you can see into people's back gardens and catch glimpses of old fascinating old industrial buildings like this one in Loughborough, which must once have been a factory or warehouse, now sadly derelict; the canals were once the main infrastructure for heavy industry - transporting good and fuel - especially here in the Midlands.

[Tanya]

The lines, balance and repetition are great in this- nice shot.

[Suzie Townsend]

It is so, so fun to travel with you!!

[Karen Hurd (hwy61)]

So interesting...and as Suzie says...thank you for allowing us to tag along!

[Chimom]

i see you left more "water room" this time, i do like this one better :)

[cglist]

Terrific find!

[Isla Wight]

What a gorgeous way to spend a week - mucking about on the water. Love these old buildings and the muddy colours of the reflective canal.

[Pauline Smith]

What a magical way to travel. Lovely shot.

[Jodie Atkinson]

What a great shot.

[Bettina Anderson]

Your shot makes me want to explore that building. I love traveling on rivers slowly, there is always so much to see.

[Diana Moss]

Just shows how interesting old building can be! i deleted my pic of it.

[Susan Klassen]

Oooh, I love this shot!

[Dean Barnes]

I'm a Loughborough lad by birth and given the name on those buildings I'd suggest they were once used to either build or store cranes (or parts thereof).

Morris Cranes still have a modest manufacturing facility in Loughborough.