2012

SK7852 : Busy on the River Trent

taken 12 years ago, near to Farndon, Nottinghamshire, England

Busy on the River Trent
Busy on the River Trent
An interesting array of craft. The shot is taken from The Leicester Trader, a preserved barge which spent its working life on the River Trent. Approaching is a maintenance vessel of the Canals and Rivers Trust, followed by a broad-beam cruiser and a narrowboat.
Heading away downstream is the Newark Crusader, operated by St John Ambulance Waterwing providing river trips with the disabled, elderly and people with special needs specifically catered for. LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )
River Trent

The River Trent is the third longest river in England (185 miles). It rises on Biddolph Moor, Staffordshire, then follows a generally north east to northerly path to join the River Ouse at Trent Falls. The Ouse & Trent combined form the Humber Estuary.
It is a very important river, economically having a number of Power Stations and industrial sites along its banks. It is navigable as far as Burton-On-Trent.
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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Rivers, Streams, Drainage River: Trent other tags: Preservation Barge Maintenance Boat Narrowboat River Cruiser Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SK7852, 55 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 31 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 3 September, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 7832 5297 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:4.0943N 0:49.9552W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 78307 52943
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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