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| Boats stretched for half a mile along the Town Arm |
It's the Open Weekend rally of boats at the Bonded Warehouse in Stourbridge today so we thought we'd go. By bus.
We are moored in pretty Kinver and a weekend in the country mixed with an afternoon at the Stourbridge Town Arm seemed the best of both worlds.
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| Foden steam lorry with Bonded Warehouse behind |
The Grade II Listed Bonded Warehouse dates back to the origins of the canal, being built in 1799. It and the local canal are now run by a Trust after it was saved from demolition and restored in the 1980s. Since then the annual Open Weekend has been a big fund raising event. And on a day so sunny and warm it felt like July not October, the crowds turned out to enjoy themselves – among them C&RT chief exec, Richard Parry.
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| Richard Parry, boss of C&RT arrives by boat |
Joining the boats were colourful traction engines and classic cars and bikes, including a 1930s MG just like the one I bought for £100 and sold for seventy quid, many (very many) years ago. Add at least two zeroes to that price now!
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| A Foden road roller |
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| And a fab fairground engine from Burrell's of Thetford |
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| Elegant Triumph Roadster complete with dickey seat |
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| MG TA - I owned one just like it a long, long time ago |
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| Mrs B models her new hat |
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