Braunston is the major junction of the
Grand Union Canal with its Leicester arm, hence the milepost even from such a
long way away
the reason for the mileposts was to
tell approaching bargees the distances to the end of the canal and to assist in
the collection of tolls
G.J.C.Co on the mile post stands for
the Grand Junction Canal Company, the original title of the ambitious 93 mile
long canal approved by Act of Parliament in 1793 to link Braunston in
Northamptonshire with Brentford in London
I do like this photo, particularly the lovely leaves surrounding the mile-post. My aesthetic sense says I would prefer if the milestone were square on and the leaves a bit more in focus. But that is a bit picky. Well done!
ReplyDeleteHave you been to the Sebastião Salgado exhabition at the Natural history museum. Brilliant worth going.
David
David
ReplyDeletebest i could do with my kodak instamatic and dodgy knees!
thank you for compliments and constructive criticism
gregg