Canal? at Royal Ordnance Depot Weedon Bec
I visited the Royal Ordnance Depot at Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire during the Heritage Open Days week in September 2018.
The Depot was established in the early 1800s in a central country location, to be away from the coast and was a secure place to store equipment, ammunition and weapons for the British Army. The original complex included Artillery Barracks and a Parade Ground and was extended in the late 1800s to provide additional warehousing. The canal that runs through the centre of the site was a spur off the Grand Union Canal. A short section of the spur remains in a modern housing estate where it branched off the canal. There was also a railway track on one side, which was protected by a bomb proof shelter during the second world war.
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps moved out of Weedon Depot on February 16, 1965. Following a period of use by the Ministry of Supply, the surviving Depot warehouses passed into private hands in the 1980s and are currently occupied by a number of small companies for stores, workshops, retail use and offices. A visitor centre has recently opened. The buildings and perimeter wall are Grade II* Listed.
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Weedon Bec - Nostalgia Prawn
A nostalgic look at the Weedon Bec Ordnance Depot with footage from the 2017 Open Day.
Plenty of nostalgia but no prawns.
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Guns 'n Explosives on the Grand Union Canal
Today we explore the hidden secret of Weedon Bec. Although just a large village during the Napoleonic era it became the countries most important arms and gunpowder storage depot. And it only closed when I was two years old!
St Peter's Church Northampton St Ragener 360° Movie
St Peter's Church is an Anglican church in Marefair, Northampton, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
It is considered to be the most outstanding Norman church in the county (Northamptonshire),,and its capital sculpture is one of the highlights of the Romanesque in England.
This film is part of a number of 360° Videos commissioned by the Friends of St Peter's, reflecting on the internal architecture and the history contained within this fine building.
Within St Peter's, are the remains of what is throught to be St Ragener's gravestone. In this video, we take a closer look at this item.
Flooding in weedon northants
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
The Beginning of My New Life - Episode One
The start of the big move to a narrowboat
St Peters Church, Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire.
Video of St Peter's Church in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire.
Weedon railway station Top # 5 Facts
Weedon railway station Top # 5 Facts
Birth of Radar Memorial, Litchborough, Northants.
This video shows the memorial stone and site of the worlds first demonstration or radar reflections - see
V4 Overhang
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Home Run on the Grand Union Canal
Having moored up for the night close to Napton Junction, I set off again mid-morning heading for Watford Locks where the volunteers will assist my passage up through the locks. I’m in no rush to get back to the Marina, so moor up for the day just beyond the locks within ‘sight and sound’ of the M1 Motorway. The following morning is eerily misty and I start back to Yelvertoft Marina. I pass through Crick Tunnel and show much more of the interior than I have previously.
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Brackley Hunting Show (1934)
Full title reads: BRACKLEY HUNTING SHOW - Jumping Display by members of the Equitation School, Weedon.
Weedon, Lancashire.
Several shots of the two youngsters on horseback jumping various fences. Various shots of the uniformed men jumping various sorts of obstacles and riding in formations. This is Jumping Display of the Equitation School in Weedon. Riders show great skill.
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Daventry Development Link Road opens
The new A45 Daventry Development Link Road opens to traffic today (Thursday, 15 November), signalling the completion of the 3.5 mile bypass scheme.
The scheme saw the building of a single carriageway which will improve transport links between the towns of Northampton and Daventry, and improve access between Daventry and the M1 motorway.
The project will also relieve communities in Flore, Weedon and Upper Heyford of through traffic as well as supporting future growth in the Daventry district.
The budget for the A45 Daventry Development Link is £40.9million, funded by the SEMLEP Local Growth Deal, Daventry District Council, the Highways England Growth and Housing Fund, Northamptonshire County Council, and developer funding.
It has been delivered in conjunction with the county council’s highways partner, KierWSP, and the development contractor Balfour Beatty. Construction of the scheme began in July 2016.
Visit to Coventry Canal and the Transport Museum
Last week I attended a luncheon for Canal and River Trust Volunteers at the Greyhound Inn, Hawkesbury Junction on the outskirts of Coventry, so whilst there I took the opportunity to visit the Coventry Transport Museum (where admission is free) and afterwards went to look at Coventry Basin.
PLEASE NOTE A charge is now made for admission to the Coventry Transport Museum.
The next part of my cruise to Gayton Junction will be published at the weekend.
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A Photo walk along Blisworth Canal in Northampton.
The beautiful Catherine and I went for a walk along Blisworth canal. Stopping on the way for some landscape photography. We walked, in total, about 11 miles. First through a small woodland area, then along the canal itself and then over fields back to Northampton. It was a beautiful day and a joy to be out and about.
Hawkesbury Junction - Meeting Place of Two Canals
Hawkesbury Junction, about 5 miles (8 km) from the Coventry Basin is where the Oxford and Coventry canals meet. This location is the northernmost part of the Oxford Canal and is also known as ‘Sutton Stop’ after the family that provided several lock keepers here in the 19th century.
At the side of the Coventry Canal is a brick-built pump house dating back to 1821, which was used for raising water from an underground stream into the canal. This fell into disuse in 1913. The first engine installed here when the building was new, was already 100 years old. Find out what happened to it …
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Houghton Mill and Lock 13 on the River Great Ouse
On my way home from visiting relatives in North Norfolk, I stopped at the National Trust property of Houghton Mill on the River Great Ouse, between St Ives and Huntingdon. The present Mill dates from the mid-18th century and just behind it, is Lock 13, which has a guillotine operated gate at one end. Join me, as I take a look around.
You might also be interested in my visit to Coventry Transport Museum:
Or taking a look at the Royal Ordnance Depot at Weedon Bec, which used to be connected to the Grand Union Canal:
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ABANDONED WW2 Munitions factory (ROF Episode 1 - Featherstone)
This is an old World War 2 Filling Factory (Munitions Factory) that closed soon after the end of the war. It was a workplace for hundreds of women during the war and was a major help for the British Army. This is all that remains...
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Yelvertoft to The Ashby Canal - Part Two - Braunston Locks to Hillmorton
I continue my journey to the Ashby Canal. I had moored at Braunston Locks for lunch when a boat came past and we agreed to share the locks. Having done so and left the locks behind, at Braunston Turn, I bear right onto the Oxford Canal: North and cruise into the open countryside. I later have trouble finding a suitable mooring spot, and keep travelling until I’m close to Hillmorton Locks.
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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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