zerotohero – Narrowboat Reflections aboard Calopteryx

A campaigning cruise down the Rochdale Nine when it was privately owned. 1976.

This was Thursday 24th September 1976. A day etched in our memory . We arrived at Dale Street at the top of the 9 locks down through Manchester, to find there was very little water in the lock, and only a trickle in the pound below. The Rochdale Canal Company we’re reluctant to supply usContinue reading “A campaigning cruise down the Rochdale Nine when it was privately owned. 1976.”