Wootton Wawen

On Monday the wind has died down and after a walk round Stratford in the morning (when I took most of the photos in the previous post) I move up a bit to the bottom of the Wilmcote flight of 11 locks.

2 miles; 6 locks (1 broad)

TOTAL:  258 miles; 98 locks (12 broad; 5 large)

Looking back down part of the Wilmcote flight.

The bridges on the Stratford Canal are unusual because the towpath does not go under the bridge meaning they are much smaller (and quite tight on height and width!).  To avoid having to untie the rope from the horse to the boat they were built in two sections with a gap in the middle to pass the rope through, although many have now been concreted over.
Nice to be back on a narrow canal although the rivers were very enjoyable.

Top of the flight and ex lock-keeper's cottage.

I wonder how much this house, with great mooring, would cost?  Out of my price range for sure.

Edstone Aqueduct is one of three cast iron aqueducts on a 4 miles length. All are unusual in that the towpaths are at the level of the canal bottom so it seems as though there is nothing to stop you going over both sides. At 200 yards Edstone is the longest aqueduct in England.  It crosses a minor road, the Birmingham and North Warwickshire railway and also the trackbed of the former Alcester Railway. There was once a pipe from the side of the canal that enabled locomotives to draw water to fill the loco's tank
 

5 miles; 12 locks

TOTAL:  263 miles; 110 locks (12 broad; 5 large)