As we passed through these graffiti'd lock gates we were completely ignorant of any message they were supposed to convey, but at least this paint spraying hadn't done any harm to the vital working parts of the lock.
As we crept nearer to the centre we took the Digbeth canal branch line. We did this for the sake of variety, as we'd been the main Grand Union route before.
It was incredibly quiet along this branch line. It wasn't quiet in terms of noise, as we could still hear the background roar of traffic, but it was quiet, in as much as we didn't see a soul, and there was hardly a building that wasn't derelict. It was sad to think of our great industrial heritage, now almost completely gone.
Our route took us past former warehouses of the famous, and probably biggest, canal carriers, Fellows, Morton & Clayton.
We would have loved to have observed all the activity of loading and unloading canal boats but we don't suppose this is something that will ever make a comeback ... unless those fuel prices keep rising! Don't forget canal boats were pulled by horses for many years. That would certainly result in great fuel savings.
Lots of love, Eddie, Ungi, Fred, Jimmy and fellow crew xxx
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We know the graffiti isn't very nice but it wasn't as bad as the sticky sloppy green goose pooh our Minder leant in when heaving on the lock gate! Yuck! That goose must have had a vindaloo the night before!
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