tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post7188735730806509742..comments2024-03-27T09:37:31.283+00:00Comments on Postcards Then and Now: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, Batchworth Lock c1913Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-72984774593495561072022-10-26T19:08:04.393+01:002022-10-26T19:08:04.393+01:00Such a huge difference Such a huge difference Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-55425181503566217052013-10-15T11:23:35.665+01:002013-10-15T11:23:35.665+01:00Astonishing comparison. It's hardly altered.Astonishing comparison. It's hardly altered.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-6496399794778527362013-10-12T15:01:54.980+01:002013-10-12T15:01:54.980+01:00Great postcard, Howard showing how things used to ...Great postcard, Howard showing how things used to be.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-2555233721698379082013-10-12T14:28:50.506+01:002013-10-12T14:28:50.506+01:00Hmmm... Brisno is the only other possibility I cou...Hmmm... Brisno is the only other possibility I could think of...Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-22720468834146016652013-10-12T13:53:16.651+01:002013-10-12T13:53:16.651+01:00They were so good at getting the maximum amount of...They were so good at getting the maximum amount of boat and cargo into the minimum amount of lock. Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-65270608171048262762013-10-11T22:01:52.817+01:002013-10-11T22:01:52.817+01:00It seems as if time stood still.It seems as if time stood still.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-79460188033444299702013-10-11T20:16:53.194+01:002013-10-11T20:16:53.194+01:00What a coincidence that the Google StreetView came...What a coincidence that the Google StreetView camera would record an image from nearly the same vantage point as the photographer. The photo also records how canals kept the thousands of urban horses and cattle supplied with hay and fodder from the rural farms. On return I would think the Brimo was piled high with manure. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-17557684849303452962013-10-11T17:02:20.305+01:002013-10-11T17:02:20.305+01:00My folks just cruised through the Erie Canal, a bi...My folks just cruised through the Erie Canal, a bit wider but probably not by an awful lot. Locks fascinate me. I suppose I will have to explore some one of these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-58634323857199208842013-10-11T12:44:01.254+01:002013-10-11T12:44:01.254+01:00I like the way the postcard scene includes people....I like the way the postcard scene includes people.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-72668902120451468402013-10-11T06:02:42.814+01:002013-10-11T06:02:42.814+01:00Love the contrast between old and new in the postc...Love the contrast between old and new in the postcards.Hazelhttp://hazelceej.blogspot.com/2013/10/chakri-naruebet.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-7338000929796421192013-10-11T03:51:18.181+01:002013-10-11T03:51:18.181+01:00Must have been interesting to live so close and be...Must have been interesting to live so close and be able to watch the boats and the lock.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-44631271601138115062013-10-10T09:55:09.571+01:002013-10-10T09:55:09.571+01:00Lovely old images of locks and barges Lovely old images of locks and barges ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com