Bridge over River Blavet; Abbaye de Bon-Repos; central Brittany; Cistercian Abbey; St Gelven; alongside the Nantes Brest Canal; River Blavet; department of Côtes d'Armor; France; Europe; 12th century;
Carvings; Abbaye de Bon-Repos; central Brittany; Cistercian Abbey; St Gelven; alongside the Nantes Brest Canal; River Blavet; department of Côtes d'Armor; France; Europe; Carved figures;
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bar; restaurant; painted barrel; Abbaye de Bon-Repos; central Brittany; Cistercian Abbey; St Gelven; alongside the Nantes Brest Canal; River Blavet; department of Côtes d'Armor; France; Europe;
waterways, canals, locks, water, turbulence, boats, boating, penichette, hire, rent, against the sun, holidays, vacation, leisure, holidaymakers, people, tourism, Canal du Midi, heritage, UNESCO, historic, south of France, Europe
The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in east Cheshire, England. The canal runs 26 miles (42 km) from Marple Junction at Marple, where it joins the Upper Peak Forest Canal, 16 miles (26 km), southwards (through Bollington and Macclesfield), before arriving at Bosley. Having descended the 12 Bosley Locks over the course of about a mile (1. 6 km), the canal continues through Congleton to a junction with the Hall Green Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal at Hall Green stop lock (the branch itself joins the main line a mile further on at Hardings Wood Junction, near Kidsgrove).
Wine bottles; bottle bank; Abbaye de Bon-Repos; central Brittany; Cistercian Abbey; St Gelven; alongside the Nantes Brest Canal; River Blavet; department of Côtes d'Armor; France; Europe;
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Foxton Locks (grid reference SP691895) are ten canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, located on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal about 5 km west of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough and are named after the nearby village of Foxton. They form the northern terminus of a 20-mile summit level that passes Husbands Bosworth, Crick and ends with the Watford flight Staircase locks are used where a canal needs to climb a steep hill, and consist of a group of locks where each lock opens directly into the next, that is, where the bottom gates of one lock form the top gates of the next. Foxton Locks are the largest flight of such staircase locks on the English canal system. The Grade II* listed locks are a popular tourist attraction and the county council has created a country park at the top. At the bottom, where the junction with the arm to Market Harborough is located, there are two public houses, a shop, trip boat and other facilities. The area is popular with gongoozlers. This is how they looked in the late 60's.
baskets; Sunday artisan's market; Abbaye de Bon-Repos; central Brittany; Cistercian Abbey; St Gelven; alongside the Nantes Brest Canal; River Blavet; department of Côtes d'Armor; France; Europe;
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Bakery; bread; Sunday artisan's market; Abbaye de Bon-Repos; central Brittany; Cistercian Abbey; St Gelven; alongside the Nantes Brest Canal; River Blavet; department of Côtes d'Armor; France; Europe;
Abbaye de Bon-Repos; central Brittany; Cistercian Abbey; St Gelven; alongside the Nantes Brest Canal; River Blavet; department of Côtes d'Armor; France; Europe; 12th century;