tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346573298472879213.post2842808233153102627..comments2023-09-06T07:35:13.622+01:00Comments on Narrowboat Tacet: Blisworth to MarsworthIan and Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09509787452175841530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346573298472879213.post-85415369348481845962012-03-27T19:49:43.162+01:002012-03-27T19:49:43.162+01:00A bit of both I suspect. The Grand Union was upgra...A bit of both I suspect. The Grand Union was upgraded as late as the 1930's to try to improve the situation for working boats, but there was still less traffic than there had been.Ian and Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509787452175841530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346573298472879213.post-42943352786924699992012-03-27T08:51:35.908+01:002012-03-27T08:51:35.908+01:00I do love to see a line of poplars along the banks...I do love to see a line of poplars along the banks of a waterway. <br /><br />It's interesting to see the preparations for the extra side locks which were never added. I assume they failed to get the necessary funding? Or was it all too late and the advent of the railways squashed the project?Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.com