Heading downstream from Bath to Bristol Floating Harbour during the summer of 2020 with the prospect of venturing out onto the Severn estuary up to Sharpness
Some many years back I nearly collided with the Bristol Queen in Totterdown Basin and upon reaching the harbour turned up St Augustine's reach realising that I would have to turn round. Easy for an experienced skipper, but I wasn't! I did perform a perfect turn and realised I had a considerable audience when I received a round of applause!
Hi Ron I only really started videoing when we went out of Bath. Sorry. The only footage of Bradford to Bath is on “Ten months on the Kennet and Avon” It is a lovely stretch of the canal particularly Avoncliff and Dundas aqua ducts Thanks for watching
Great video, but a couple of points. Keynsham, named after Saint Keyna, who drove all the snakes out of the area. The spelling of the town was made famous by Horace Batchelor who had what he advertised on Radio Luxembourg as a winning method on the football pools. At the end is the correct spelling (KEYNSHAM) czcams.com/video/ydQ8I-qLH4o/video.html Also, Frys original factory was in Bristol and the company moved to Keynsham and their new factory. The company had already undergone a financial merger with Cadbury's in 1919. Not Victorian, the construction started in 1924 and was completed in 1935.
Some many years back I nearly collided with the Bristol Queen in Totterdown Basin and upon reaching the harbour turned up St Augustine's reach realising that I would have to turn round. Easy for an experienced skipper, but I wasn't! I did perform a perfect turn and realised I had a considerable audience when I received a round of applause!
brilliant video
Love your videos keep up the good i am on the Kennet and Avon
Glad you like them!
Excellent video quality , well done ,
Glad you enjoyed the video Sue. I have loads of footage to edit on various waterways. Should be posting one this week
Nice vlog mate.
Thank you
Happy new year
As an ex member of aim in byfleet, love your videos
Hi glad you like the videos
Did we work together at AIM
Great video, do you have any more, particularly the route from Bradford to Bath?
Hi Ron
I only really started videoing when we went out of Bath. Sorry. The only footage of Bradford to Bath is on “Ten months on the Kennet and Avon”
It is a lovely stretch of the canal particularly Avoncliff and Dundas aqua ducts
Thanks for watching
Hi how long did it take you as we're going from keysham to deep lock
Great video, but a couple of points.
Keynsham, named after Saint Keyna, who drove all the snakes out of the area. The spelling of the town was made famous by Horace Batchelor who had what he advertised on Radio Luxembourg as a winning method on the football pools. At the end is the correct spelling (KEYNSHAM)
czcams.com/video/ydQ8I-qLH4o/video.html
Also, Frys original factory was in Bristol and the company moved to Keynsham and their new factory. The company had already undergone a financial merger with Cadbury's in 1919. Not Victorian, the construction started in 1924 and was completed in 1935.
Thanks for that info Pete
How long did it take
I think it was about 5 hours. We had to book passage into thr harbour at a designated time.
Thanks for watching and commenting