From Symonds Yat, Whitchurch, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England Oxfordshire Whitchurch-on-Thames

#SymondsYat #Whitchurch #England #Oxfordshire #English #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002708228/

Whitchurch, near Symonds Yat, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England Oxfordshire Whitchurch-on-Thames

#Whitchurch #SymondsYat #England #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002708227/

Whitchurch, from Pangbourne Bridge, Oxfordshire, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England Whitchurch-on-Thames

#Whitchurch #PangbourneBridge #Oxfordshire #England #English #PANGBOURNEBRIDGE #theRiverThames #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002696966/

This looks amusing at first sight: fortunately no-one was hurt and the people whose boats have been affected will probably be ok.

More seriously the canal will be closed which will have a big impact on many small businesses in the area.

But there’s potentially a big problem - the Llangollen canal supplies
Hurleston reservoir serving the area of Eastern Cheshire around Crewe.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/22/people-rescued-boats-sinkhole-shropshire-canal

#watersupply
#cheshire
#canals
#whitchurch
#llangollencanal

Ten people rescued after boats pulled into sinkhole in Shropshire canal

Major incident declared as 50-metre-long breach opens up and discharges water on to surrounding land

The Guardian
“Narrow escape” - headline writer had fun with that… Bloody scary mind you! #Whitchurch https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/22/people-rescued-boats-sinkhole-shropshire-canal
Ten people rescued after boats pulled into sinkhole in Shropshire canal

Major incident declared as 50-metre-long breach opens up and discharges water on to surrounding land

The Guardian

We've just had lunch at Moo and Boom in Whitchurch.
Morrocan Flatbread chicken salad. They were more than happy about adjusting it to br gluten, dairy, and soya free for me. And it was lovely.

https://mooandboom.com/pages/cafe-1

#Whitchurch #Lunch

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