Lived on-board Hadar

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Hurleston to Wrenbury

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Wrenbury Church Lift Bridge

A latish start this morning, but then we were not going far today. Now we are actually on the Llangollen canal we have plenty of time so short journeys are the order of the day. Soon after we set off we passed this massive house and even larger barns, which is Bache House Farmhouse.

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Then we spotted Bonnie the Bears double!

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The new Swanley Bridge Marina, well it wasn’t here 6 years ago.

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Not what you expect to see alongside the canal, but the chickens were obviously very at home on it.

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having moored up, and had lunch we took a walk into Wrenbury taking the footpath from Wrenbury Church lift bridge, takes you first to St. Margaret’s church.

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“Dog-whippers pew”, the dog-whipper (later called a Beadle) threw out unruly dogs, and was also expected to keep dozing parishioners awake during particularly tedious sermons.

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Village shop and Post Office.

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Views around the village green.

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The Village hall.

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Then we headed back to the canal and Wrenbury Mill, passing the Cotton Arms.

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Next the Dusty Miller.

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And finally Wrenbury Mill and lift bridge.

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Local ducks and new ducklings

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Back along the towpath to Wrenbury Church lift bridge and Hadar just beyond.

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Keith.

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