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On 17 Sep 2007 00:05:47 GMT, (Bouler)
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"joevan" schreef in bericht ... On 17 Sep 2007 00:05:47 GMT, (Bouler) wrote: Nice place there mister. Is that a dedicated bike path? Yes it is now. In the early days it had the name "jaagpad" meant for horses and even people to pull ships throug the river when it was impossible to sail. I cannot find better pictures, but it was hard work for people who could not buy a horse. There are a lot of these in The Netherlands, most of them don't exist anymore, others are made for walking or biking so you still can see the history. I found a picture from the Wolga in Russia, same hard labour. -- Groeten Bouler (The Netherlands) |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:38:56 +0200, "Bouler"
wrote: "joevan" schreef in bericht .. . On 17 Sep 2007 00:05:47 GMT, (Bouler) wrote: Nice place there mister. Is that a dedicated bike path? Yes it is now. In the early days it had the name "jaagpad" meant for horses and even people to pull ships throug the river when it was impossible to sail. I cannot find better pictures, but it was hard work for people who could not buy a horse. There are a lot of these in The Netherlands, most of them don't exist anymore, others are made for walking or biking so you still can see the history. I found a picture from the Wolga in Russia, same hard labour. Neat. The first one, the black and white has a nice light and beauty to it. |
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"joevan" schreef in bericht There are a lot of these in The Netherlands, most of them don't exist anymore, others are made for walking or biking so you still can see the history. I found a picture from the Wolga in Russia, same hard labour. Neat. The first one, the black and white has a nice light and beauty to it. Indeed and if I said it is an old picture made at my place, nobody would doubt about it;-) -- Groeten Bouler (The Netherlands) |
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"Bouler" wrote in message ... "joevan" schreef in bericht ... On 17 Sep 2007 00:05:47 GMT, (Bouler) wrote: Nice place there mister. Is that a dedicated bike path? Yes it is now. In the early days it had the name "jaagpad" meant for horses and even people to pull ships throug the river when it was impossible to sail. I cannot find better pictures, but it was hard work for people who could not buy a horse. There are a lot of these in The Netherlands, most of them don't exist anymore, others are made for walking or biking so you still can see the history. I found a picture from the Wolga in Russia, same hard labour. -- Groeten Bouler (The Netherlands) Hi Bouler, I assume 'jaagpad' means 'towpath'. We call it 'towpad' in Belfast. An old photo of the Lagan canal at Drumbeg near to where I live - Date not known but would be before 1956 - might even be pre-war. The barge is about to turn right into the cut at the Drumbeg lock. The arms of the lock gate can be seen just in front of the horse. I walk the towpad (towpath) here most days every week. The barge shown is most probably carrying coal to its owners at the former Barbour Linen Mill at Hilden about 3 miles (approx. 5Km.) upstream. The barge is named 'EVA' after one of the Barbour family who were once one of the linen barons in this area. Horses used to tow barges would develop a sideways mode of walking which ruined them for other work such as ploughing, etc. It might be of interest to you to know that this part of the canal opened in 1757 and the construction engineer was a Dutchman, Thomas Omer. The condition of the canal deteriorated rapidly after the canal closed in 1956 and is no longer fit for boating. The weirs and lock gates were removed and the lock chambers are now overgrown and in dangerous condition. 2nd photo was taken today is of the same stretch of water. Clear of duckweed today but I have seen it covered green about two months ago. 3rd photo shows condition of lock - plenty of duckweed there. Regards, Tuppence |
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Sorry attached wrong photo. Here is correct photo. Apologies Tuppence |
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"Tuppence" schreef in bericht ... Hi Bouler, I assume 'jaagpad' means 'towpath'. We call it 'towpad' in Belfast. An old photo of the Lagan canal at Drumbeg near to where I live - Date not known but would be before 1956 - might even be pre-war. The barge is about to turn right into the cut at the Drumbeg lock. The arms of the lock gate can be seen just in front of the horse. I walk the towpad (towpath) here most days every week. The barge shown is most probably carrying coal to its owners at the former Barbour Linen Mill at Hilden about 3 miles (approx. 5Km.) upstream. The barge is named 'EVA' after one of the Barbour family who were once one of the linen barons in this area. Horses used to tow barges would develop a sideways mode of walking which ruined them for other work such as ploughing, etc. It might be of interest to you to know that this part of the canal opened in 1757 and the construction engineer was a Dutchman, Thomas Omer. The condition of the canal deteriorated rapidly after the canal closed in 1956 and is no longer fit for boating. The weirs and lock gates were removed and the lock chambers are now overgrown and in dangerous condition. 2nd photo was taken today is of the same stretch of water. Clear of duckweed today but I have seen it covered green about two months ago. I never heard of Thomas Omer, but I like the the pictures you posted. Nice to see it's not only used in The Netherlands. It's always interesting to hear that it was used in your counry too. Thanks for your interesting reaction. -- Groeten Bouler (The Netherlands) |
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"Tuppence" schreef in bericht ... Sorry attached wrong photo. Here is correct photo. Apologies Thats indeed the same use of "jaagpad" ore "Towpad" Thanks for the picture. Countrys have more in common than we think and that makes this group so interesting. -- Groeten Bouler (The Netherlands) |
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