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Royal Docks, and London Boat Show
Some pictures from around the Royal Docks, and inside pictures of the London Boat Show.
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The Connaught bridge open
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Connaught bridge
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The narrowboats enter Victoria dock
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Sunborn floating hotel
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HMS Sutherland dwarfs the smaller vessels
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Spillers "Millennium Mills"
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Galatea passes the Sutherland
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London Boat Show Moorings
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The dock cranes
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Crowne Plaza and the convoys moorings
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Royal Victoria dock looking east
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The Beach area near a floating pub
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Boats moored at the Corniche area
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Plane takes off from London City Airport
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Historic Narrowboat Tarporley
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Historic Narrowboat Tarporley
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Shoestrings Mooring in the Royal Victoria
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Our moorings for the boat show
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Top deck of a Sunseeker £2.3 million motor yatch
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The "Tiller"
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Lounge
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The bar, and galley
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Master Bedroom
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Luxery master bathroom
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Crews Quarters and engine room access
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Engine Room
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Turbocharged CAT Desiel
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The Turbo on one of the two CAT engines
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Portwey Twin Screw Steam Tug
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Portwey Twin Screw Steam Tug
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Excel Marina
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Royal Victoria Dock
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Royal Victoria Dock
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Dock Bollard
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The Excel Plaza
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Tall Ship, the Artemis
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Royal Victoria Dock Bridge Sign
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The Artemis
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Millennium Mills from the bridge
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A Date on the Spiller Building
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Tunnel vent for the North Woolwich line
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Original section of dock wall
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Wednesday 19th Jan 2005
It was an early rise to catch the tide this morning. The organiser knocked on the cabin side, he was worried nobody was aboard and was trying to work out what he would do with the boat!
On the two mile trip to the lock I opened up the throttle fully, and using my GPS receiver measured 5.7mph which I’m quite pleased with. Before spending loads of money on the engine I only managed 4.7mph at full speed.
We entered onto the tide way after paying our £15 fee (not entirely sure what it was for exactly, but it was cheap enough). The tide was already starting to drop at 7am, even though high water was suppose to be 8am, and it was flowing quite well by the time we reached the tidal barrier.
The convoy pushed up bow creek, this time there was more light, so I could take some good pictures. It was interesting seeing the creek from the Docklands Light Railway at low tide – even the ducks could walk across from one side to the other!
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7am in King George V lock
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Unloading at Tate and Lyle's Manhattan Wharf
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Tidal Barrier with a gate up
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West India docks complex
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A jetty full of various tugs
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Lucy passing the old Victoria Dock entrance
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The Dome in the clear morning air
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The light ship at Trinity House
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Residential Barges moored in Bow Creek
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Lower Lea Crossing
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Lower Lea Crossing
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Sunrise on Bow Creek
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Canning Town DLR Station
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Yet another view of Canary Wharf
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Oil refinary
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A DLR train climbs over the Limmo Penisula Ecological Park
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Pura oil refinery
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Limmo Penisula Panarama
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DLR Bridge
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4 Bridges in one place!
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Canning Town Tramway Bridge
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Old Footbridge at Canning Town
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Flats in Bromley
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Bromley by Bow Gas Works Dock entrance
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8 narrowboats cruise up bow creek
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Tightest bend on the creek
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The last bend
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Bow Locks
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Waiting at Bow Locks
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Looking back toward Canary Wharf
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