Next came the 6 Braunston locks and as we had reached the summit of our journey all the locks will be going down from now until we reach our home base in Willington. One of the houses between the locks had a lovely stained glass panel.
The lock gates are very heavy so again I was driving and Graham was operating the locks. Luckily there were lots of boats going in the opposite direction so they were all set for us. These 2 photos show lock arm opening and a satisfied Graham as he reaches the last one.
Volunteers were out painting the lock arms and bollards but unfortunately they didn’t mark which ones they had painted.......
Water seeps into cracks in the stonework on the locks and as the lock drains it finds its own way out!
We stopped in Braunston for a few hours to do some shopping, find Wi-fi and have another look round this historic village where so much boat traffic history has taken place. The marina here has 3 dry docks for repairs and there are a great number of boat associated industries in the old premises such as canopy making and rope and fender making. Not sure what the dog thinks of it!
Mid afternoon we left Braunston and headed for the Hillmorton locks which are 3 pairs. We decided to go through them today as we have quite a few miles to cover tomorrow and we have booked a meal at The Greyhound at Hawksbury Junction. We have eaten there before and really enjoyed the food.
Braunston is famous for its wrought iron bridges at the entrance to the route to Napton.
Here is a boat emerging from the Oxford direction whereas we are heading for Rugby.
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