My cruise along the Shropshire Union, and the Staffs & Worcester, Canals has been a trip down Ancestry Lane. First, because some of Andrew’s Kindred navigated this inland waterway, second, because others lived nearby, and witnessed (or worked on) its construction, and I am following in their wake on my own boat.
So what is it like? Continue reading “When you leave a lock gate open”
To be precise, the Shropshire Union Middlewich Branch (SUMB); some of the flora in this neck of the woods. The second part is about some of the history of the SUMB, and it is strangely topical.
Although this is not about family history, it is inconceivable that my Evans ancestors did not travel along this section of canal on their way to Wombourne. Continue reading “Bloomers on the Branch”
Andrew's Kindred 