tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post3756883598717379210..comments2024-03-19T22:19:20.357+00:00Comments on Captain Ahab's Watery Tales: Chance's Basin Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-24967139182420719852019-11-18T06:22:16.486+00:002019-11-18T06:22:16.486+00:00Thanks one and all for your comments on this, part...Thanks one and all for your comments on this, particularly Paul B who not only set me straight but also provided extra maps and images to pin point the true location. This work of recording history really us a team effort and the collective mind is far better than me on my own.Andy Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-40957269217583636812019-11-09T10:18:43.912+00:002019-11-09T10:18:43.912+00:00Hiya, not sure if you got my original comment, apo...Hiya, not sure if you got my original comment, apologies if it repeats, this has more info.<br />I'm not convinced you have the right location for the photos of this loading dock.<br />Looking at the top photo, the railway is on the right, with the Mway bridge over the railway to the right, and on the Mway, to the left, is a gantry. Looking at Google maps, you can see the bridge and the gantry on the Mway, to the west of where you indicate on the older map.<br />Going into Streetview on google maps, on the modern industrial estate look at Oak Court opposite Midland Embrioderers and by the gates to the Mendelez choccy factory, the Mway gantry is clearly visible. I suspect the photos show an arm off the old line just to the south of Stewart Aqueduct and railway bridge, coming off to the east, with a covered dock and small basin beyond. I suspect the photographer was standing on the railway embankment where "Love Alpha" now is. If you look on streetview at Uy Hoang's wonderful images (he must have spent days on his bike with his GoPro wandering the BCN towpaths!!) you can see just south of the railway bridge where a basin junction might have been, the concrete edge to the cut is different. I cant see if the wall behind shows any sign of there having been an entrance at that point - but of course the entrance could have been closed off many years before the pics were taken. So, if Chances glassworks was definitely where you indicate, then the photos are not of Chances - unless they had more than one location.<br />Hope this helps.<br />Dave<br />Dave Koring<br />nb Midnight Trace<br />(the email address refers to an earlier boat I had)nb Carmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613143107260591226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-90182547496009795912019-11-08T17:11:53.256+00:002019-11-08T17:11:53.256+00:00I've also found this link which should be help...I've also found this link which should be helpful - https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/chance-glass-factory.47631/PetesQuizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620433090438752385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-36042397521188871992019-11-08T15:23:25.017+00:002019-11-08T15:23:25.017+00:00Can't confirm if the photo is actually of Chan...<br />Can't confirm if the photo is actually of Chance's, but the M5 runs next to the Chance works and could be the motorway in the background of the photo.<br /><br />The link below is to the Chance Heritage Site, who are trying to bring the site back into use and as the plan shows, reopen the Basin(s) reached from the Old Main Line.<br /><br />https://www.chanceht.org/imagesJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269272926588920566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-74185675384586930822019-11-08T14:47:12.045+00:002019-11-08T14:47:12.045+00:00I'm not sure whether this link will work.
http...I'm not sure whether this link will work.<br />https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18&lat=52.5061&lon=-1.9942&layers=168&right=BingRoad<br /><br />If it doesn't, go to the side-by-side maps at the National Library of Scotland website - it is a fantastic resource for questions like this one!PetesQuizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620433090438752385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-60862669019125959282019-11-08T09:09:11.382+00:002019-11-08T09:09:11.382+00:00I am sure you are correct. If further evidence is...I am sure you are correct. If further evidence is required, the boat shown in Google Earth is surely the clincher!<br /><br />data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x48709629e329ebf7_0xedb2854244e4adfd!8m2!3d52.492401!4d-1.965207<br /><br />IanIan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04762087608951923124noreply@blogger.com