tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992602348026873746.post2225877673029398746..comments2024-03-01T17:06:16.974+00:00Comments on Harnser's Travels: Walsall BasinBrian and Diana on NB Harnserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08569360123827850984noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992602348026873746.post-29001159915219489892020-09-01T00:57:36.269+01:002020-09-01T00:57:36.269+01:00I was wondering if you had travelled north from Oc...I was wondering if you had travelled north from Ocker Hill to the basin. We were going to attempt that but the volume of rubbish in the canal diswaded me! One boat attempted it running aground just beyond Moorcroft Junction and then struggled to reverse course. I met two CRT staff who were lamenting the condition of the canal as they had only completed a major effort removing all the rubbish two weeks earlier.Tom and Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277996736846008000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992602348026873746.post-43020460910042953142020-08-31T21:16:22.465+01:002020-08-31T21:16:22.465+01:00One story about Walsall Lock 6 is that a German bo...One story about Walsall Lock 6 is that a German bomb landed on the lock and they didn’t have a spare single gate to fix it, but they did have a spare pair from the Staffs and Worcester. So instead of closing the canal whilst a new gate was made they adapted the lock to fit the two gates to hand.<br /><br />Another version is that lock was mistakenly built a little shorter than the rest and putting in a pair of gates was the easiest way to gain a little extra length.<br /><br />The spring barrier was there long before weed was a problem in the area. It was allegedly to keep the floating rubbish out of the basin so it looked good - but in practice it keeps the rubbish in the basin leaving the canal free of the worst of the rubbish.Paul (from Waterway Routes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07842471981529276368noreply@blogger.com