Monthly Archives: December 2013

The Stroudwater Canal, and Stroud

Posted on 15/12/2013 by Martin

The Stroudwater canal, near Stroud in Gloucestershire, is being restored. Sal, my Inland Waterways advisor, tells me that, eventually, this will link the Thames with the Gloucester-Sharpness, which can only be a good thing, surely? A possible problem is that … Continue reading →

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Oxford

Posted on 12/12/2013 by Martin

It feels like only yesterday that I was at Oxford. Actually, it was! Great day. Went to the Ashmolean for the Francis Bacon/Henry Moore exhibition. Well. I dunno, really. Bit mad and/or pretentious were they? Which is worse? We did … Continue reading →

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The Severn estuary

Posted on 06/12/2013 by Martin

There is a huge tidal range in the Severn estuary. At spring high tides the pier near us is covered, meaning that the fisherman usually on it have to cast from the sea wall. Later in the day we walked … Continue reading →

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