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The
Monkhide Project site is where restoration commenced in 1983 by the former Canal Society
and was completed in 1995 by the Trust. The site is to the east of the A4103
Hereford-Worcester road and represents about 1 mile of restored canal ending at Middle
Court Bridge.
The showpiece of the restoration here is Ballard's Skew Bridge, the most askew bridge on
the entire inland waterway system. The bridge is a Grade II listed building and now
displays a plaque unveiled by Stephen Ballard, grandson of its builder. |
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A beautiful
stretch by Hospital Bridge |
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narrow boat to use the canal for 100 years was the Maria Ballard, named after Ballard's
wife, and christened by grandson Stephen at the age of 92 in 1994. |
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The Maria
Ballard - after a 100 year gap, a narrowboat on the H&G |
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| Gradual
progress in the late 1980s |
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| The western end of the
Monkhide site. Two views taken from the road separating Monkhide from the Yarkhill site |
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is the bridge we call Hospital Bridge,
named after the adjacent Hospital Field |
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Work in progress at the eastern end of Monkhide.
At present the canal ends here in a winding hole - a canal term for a turning space,
large enough for the Maria Ballard to turn |
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enough to turn |
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A flotilla of boats at Monkhide during an open weekend in
1997.
The third picture shows an unusual steam powered craft that belonged to Wolfgang Zeuner of
Yarkhill |
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It is difficult to photograph Skew Bridge and accurately portray
the skew.
The first of these pictures was taken before work started.
The others give an idea of the degree of skew. |
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Keith Kitson's more recent pictures of Monkhide, click Keith Kitson . com |
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