Yesterday was the first day for a few weeks that we had a walk south along the Trent and Mersey canal towards Aston. It was another dull-ish day but lighter clouds, not the heavy overbearing clouds that we sometimes get. Here are a few of the photos I took on the day:-
This is bridge 92 built around 1772 – I wonder if the modern road bridge a few 100 metres further along will last as long! The bridge appears to give access from the roads on the left to the Trent river flood plain on the right.
Next we have bridge 91 which looks of a similar age to many of the others. Approaching this were some waterfowl sitting on the opposite bank. Again this seems to give access to the fields and flood meadows on the right hand side:
Here we have a mature tree in all its winter glory. This you can see this just after emerging from under the modern road bridge (90A!):
This is the bridge that serves the hamlet of Aston – its number, not surprisingly, is 90. I like this photo not just for the bridge but the nearby white house and the church steeple behind the bare trees:
This final photo shows what I presume is a lock keepers cottage. Just beyond the locks is Aston Marina although we couldn’t access it from this side of the canal:
