Foxton Locks brought back to life using Augmented Reality
The inclined plane boat lift at Foxton Locks has been brought back to life using Augmented Reality. This, along with a revamp of the Boilerhouse Experience, a new interactive game and the Foxton Discovery Extended Experience app has allowed this incredible feat of British engineering to live on and be explored by new audiences.
The Foxton Locks and Inclined Plane - (Leicestershire) England
This is a short 6 minute 26 sec film i made to show you people around the foxton locks.The film features Peter who is the volunteer lock keeper,and a general look around the site.The system is now managed by the CANAL AND RIVER TRUST,which took over from BRITISH WATERWAYS in approx july 2012.The other main organization responsible for other sections of waterway in england is the E.A or ENVIRONMENT AGENCY,previously the body named the NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY,or (NRA)which managed the waters prior to the e.a.,from 1989 up until 1996.Before '89 there were 10 regional authorities,ie (AWA) Anglian water authority.Upkeep income is generally generated from government grants and boaters licence fees. First gen rushes recorded approx 11am 13th may 2014.
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Foxton Locks - A staircase for boats (Phantom 4 Pro) A birds view
Foxton Locks attracts thousands of visitors every year. 200 years ago some remarkable engineers built what we see today. At the back of the lock gate levels are the remains of the old Incline. Today just some old concrete foundations which hug the large embankment on which tracks of steel would carry huge water carriers for the canal traffic.
Foxton Locks is a testimony of how hard the staff and volunteers have looked after this great site and the old boiler house which was rebuilt and now houses a museum.
Aerial Photography by Kim Foskett
To enrich your viewing pleasure, I suggest you put on your headphones and fly with music. (or something like that ;-)
SHOOT A FAST FLICK OF FOXTON LOCKS.
Foxton Locks, is situated within a few miles of Market Harborough. Surrounded by Leicestershire’s beautiful countryside, you will experience all that this unique waterways landmark has to offer – colourful narrow boats, the famous flight of 10 locks and the new Boiler House virtual experiences.
Visitors to Foxton Locks can now experience the amazing inclined plane in a remarkable new way. At The Boile rHouse you can step back in time and see in breathtaking clarity how the boats travelled in the boat lift. Using the very latest in digital technology you will also be able to stand alongside the inclined plane and use your smart phone or tablet device and see the boat lift magically appear in front of your very eyes. To make the most of your experience at Foxton, look out for the exciting new app and website and be one of the first to experience what is set to become one of the most exciting new waterway attractions in the country.
Crick to Husbands Bosworth, Grand Union Canal Leicester Branch
Finally I get going again, past Yelvertoft, the Welford arm, and up through the Husbands Bosworth Tunnel, to a spot on the bank just a couple of miles south of the famous Foxton Locks. In the afternoon, the rain and thunder comes down, and anyone out on the cut gets soaked.
Historic narrowboat President No.1212 and buttie Kildare No.1287
Historic narrowboat President (No 1212) and buttie Kildare (No 1287) on the Shropshire Union Canal near Wheaton Aston heading north to Norbury Junction for a boat show.
Built in 1909 by Fellows Morton & Clayton (FMC) President is a historic steam powered narrowboat. President is 71 feet long and was constructed in Saltley Birmingham at a cost of £600. it had a Ruston, Proctor and Company steam boiler and engine, which was replaced in 1925.
A Walsall based coal carrying took over President in 1946 until 1948 when it was sold to George and Matthews a Wolverhampton carrying company. President ended it's working life based at Northwich with British Waterways as part of the maintenance fleet.
In 1973 President was brought by Nicholas Bostock & Malcolm Braine as a derelict hull. They restored the hull and constructed a replica cabin and boiler room. They replaced the 15hp Bolinder crude oil engine which was fitted in 1925 with a 1928 a Muir and Findley Scotch return boiler, similar to that originally used, but operating at 100 PSI was acquired and fitted, as was a twin cylinder steam engine, originally used in a Thames launch. The boat returned to service in 1978.
In January 1983 President had a new lease of life when it was brought by the Black country living Museum. During 1990 it's boiler was replaced with a Cochran dryback return flue boiler. Between 2001 & 2003 there was a major refit which included a new steam engine, pipework and cabin, plus major hull repairs.
President is normally paired with an unpowered boat (buttie) called Kildare. Along with another 23 butties built between 1912 & 1914 Kildare was built by Braithwaite & Kirk at Hilltop, West Bromwich at a cost of £190. It was given the Fellows, Morton & Clayton fleet number No. 174. Kildare was first registered as a Horse Drawn Narrow Boat on 18th April 1913.
Kildare was one of four boats sunk in New Warwick Wharf, Fazeley Street on the 1st November 1940 when Birmingham was bombed. It was carrying a cargo of tubes from Coombeswood to London.
After 35 years service with Fellows, Moreton & Clayton it was sold to Ernie Thomas of Walsall in August 1948.
Kildare was sold to Willow Wern in 1955. After being refurbished at Charity Dock at Bedworth and painted in Willow Wren’s green and gold, Kildare joined their fleet under her new name of Snipe.
Due to extreme weather conditions and financial problems Willow Wren decided to stop carrying operations in early 1963.
For the next 10 years Snipe went through many owners and uses until September 1973 it was sold to Clarke Walters. About this time Snipe was restored to its original name Kildare.
Clarke Walters sold Kildare to the Black Country Living Museum in September 1991, when extensive renovation was carried out. Kidare took it's first trip behind it's new motor boat, President, on 11 April 1992.
ISLINGTON MILL Part Two of Four
Part Two of Four.
Islington Mill is a leading independent UK arts organisation based in Salford, in the NW England, in a grade 2 listed former cotton mill.
Over the past 15 years Islington Mill has developed from a small, one floor collective of artists and party'ers to a vibrant community. Founded by artist Bill Campbell, who saved the mill from almost guaranteed gentrification and development, there are now over 50 studios, a venue and full B&B.
Islington Mill has established itself as far more than just artist studios, with an atmosphere and ethos more akin to European counterparts, communes and squats. It stands out as a place where the boundaries of creativity is actively pushed, collaboration and creating new ways of working accepted. There are no boundaries within the walls, freedom is encouraged.
Recently the success of a three-year long Capital funding application to Arts Council England for £1 million was granted. The funding forms part of a larger £2.2 million project to safeguard the future of Islington Mill with a programme of major building improvements to include new artist-in-residence facilities and the renovation of a further 4,000 square ft of unused space.
This film is part two of four, a small look inside the day to day goings on, the inner workings, the visiting artists, the vibrant scene of the club and it's patrons. It's difficult to know when to stop.
PART ONE HERE:
PART THREE HERE:
Part Four coming soon.
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Narrowboat Journey from Yelvertoft to Norton Junction on the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal
On a glorious sunny day, I start a short cruise to Gayton Junction, where the Grand Union Canal Main Line meets the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union. The trip involves passing through Crick Tunnel, Watford Staircase Locks, bearing eastwards at Norton Junction and negotiating the Buckby Lock Flight. Come and join me and get a sense of what it’s like on a narrowboat passing through a damp dark tunnel and the handsomely designed Watford Locks.
In the video I mentioned Crick Boat Show 2018 and the link to it is here:
I also referred to ‘Blacking’. My boat was blacked in July 2018 including the underside. It’s very interesting to see the boat being lifted by gantry and hoist and moved every which way to get the job done.
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