2018

TQ0484 : Former Royal Mail delivery bike on canal towpath

taken 6 years ago, near to Uxbridge, Hillingdon, England

Former Royal Mail delivery bike on canal towpath
Former Royal Mail delivery bike on canal towpath
Royal Mail gave up using delivery bikes, this one has evidently been acquired for use with a narrowboat.
The Grand Union Canal

The Grand Union is a 137 mile (220km), 166 lock, 2 tunnel canal running between Brentford in London and Birmingham. It is the longest canal in Britain, and has 11 main arms and junctions. It takes over a week to navigate.

The Leicester arm branches off at Norton Junction and runs 66 miles long through 59 locks (including 2 staircase locks at Foxton) and 2 tunnels to Leicester where it continues into the River Soar.

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Geographical Context: Paths Suburb, Urban fringe Canals Primary Subject: Cycle other tags: Royal Mail Delivery Bicycle Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TQ0484, 38 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Hawgood   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 19 April, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 26 April, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 049 841 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.7953N 0:29.2904W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 049 841
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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