Waiting for an approaching boat in the tunnel to emerge

Boats heading for Llangollen can be very slow, against the flow of water and in the constricted channel width inside the tunnel. Boats headed for Hurleston therefore have to persuade those in Chirk Pool to allow them use of the tunnel. On this occasion one adopted the technique of waiting in the middle of the canal outside the tunnel mouth with tunnel light on, to give the impression of an oncoming boat inside the tunnel.

Photograph taken by PeterScott on 13 July 2004 and was added to the database on Tuesday the 28th of June, 2005

This photo is one of 5 of Chirk Pool on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) [Previous | Next]