On the Cut, 2026

[Gary R. Smith]

I stumbled on the whole narrow boating thing as a guy that I went to high school with has several brothers and they spend time in the UK traipsing around the canal network. As a result of that I've watched a couple of YT vids shot while on the waterways. My friend's brother purchased a boat and while it is kept in the UK, I don't know how they keep it. I have no idea if there are narrow boat "marinas" or if you just pay for a spot somewhere or what.

 

[Ralph Turner]

There are quite a number of marinas dotted about (we keep ours in one), though some boats more or less stay on the move from temporary mooring to temporary mooring.

 

[Ralph Turner]

Moored up at Nantwich last night and had a quick mooch into town. Some wonderful old buildings.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Looks like the brick layers used a plumb line and the carpenters did not...

 

[Ralph Turner]

Looks like the brick layers used a plumb line and the carpenters did not...

Lol. I don't think there's one old building that sits perfectly square to any other in the town. There's been a settlement here since roman times and the church in the town, St Mary's, dates back to the 14th century and some of the timber framed buildings date back to the sixteenth century.

 

[Ralph Turner]

I will probably feature one or two more images (along with various others from the journey) in a post on my Substack page in due course.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

and some of the timber framed buildings date back to the sixteenth century.

We don't have anything that old over here.