Friday, May 11, 2012

Frankton to Queen’s Head

Map picture

Queens Head

The lock keeper arrive early so we were actually able to se off down through Frankton locks at 11:50am. First stop was the sanitary station at the very short remains of the Weston branch.

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Perry aqueduct, it was near here that the canal breeched in 1936 and forced the closure of the canal in 1944.

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Rednall Basin.

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I managed not to sink the canoe full of children as we approached Queen’s Head.

Keith.

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