A-Z (V) : Viaduct

A railway viaduct in Penkridge over the river Penk.

A-Z (U) : Underneath

Underneath a pipe bridge in Ambergate to be exact.

A-Z (T) : Tunnel

Inside the Gregory Tunnel.

A-Z (S) : Stratford Canal

Featherbed Bridge in Wilmcote.

A-Z (R) : Regents Canal

The Regents Canal runs across London from Little Venice to Limehouse Basin as seen here.

A-Z (Q) : Quay

West India Quay in East London.

A-Z (P) : Pier

Southend Pier to be exact.

A-Z (O) : Oxford Canal

The Oxford Canal near Banbury.

A-Z (N) : Narrowboat

The lifeblood of the inland waterway network, an example seen here at Sileby Mill.

A-Z (M) : Main Line

Sheepcote Bridge on the Birmingham New Main Line.

A-Z (L) : Lock

Of course L must stand for Lock, without them the canals could not operate. This is Lapworth Lock 22.

A-Z (K) : Kidsgrove

Plenty of canal interest in Kidsgrove including the Trent & Mersey.

A-Z (J) : Junctions

Where two (or more) waterways meet. This is Rushall Junction where the Rushall Canal meets the Tame Valley Canal.

A-Z (I) : Ice

Canals are prone to icing up in Winter, such as here in Central Birmingham.

A-Z (H) : Harbour

Aberystwyth Harbour.

A-Z (G) : Grand Union

The mighty Grand Union Canal stretches from Paddington in London to Salford Junction in Erdington. Here we are just before that junction.

A-Z (F) : Fishing

A fishing boat at Leigh-on-Sea.

A-Z (E) : Earlswood Lakes

A water reservoir for the Stratford Canal.

A-Z (D) : Dockyard

Mills Dockyard in Long Eaton.

A-Z (C) : Cut

In the Midlands we call the canals "cuts", the original name of this blog was "Down the cut". Here is the Tame Valley Canal seen from Freeth Bridge.

A-Z (B) : Birmingham

More canals than Venice blah blah. Here is Gas Street.

A-Z (A) : Aqueduct

The latest theme over the next few weeks will be the A-Z of Britain's waterways starting with A for Aqueduct. The Yarningale Aqueduct to be precise.