Old Gate on the Canal / myLot

@Ronrybs (19728)

London, England

January 12, 2025 3:34pm CST

After yesterday’s sunny, but cold weather, today was foggy, grey and cold. An excellent day for another brisk walk. Turned out, along the canal it wasn’t that foggy. Maybe a bit of mist, but the cold bit was right! On this walk I pass an old gate lacking a fence. Way back in the 30s, there used to be a factory here, according to old maps. Now there is some light industrial and housing here, so no need for a fence any more, I guess. Don’t know why, but I am fascinated by the gate and surprised it survived wartime when metal was being gathered up for the war effort. Nice to see it remains, part of the landscape, probably unnoticed by most people.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (81653)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Jan

Those kinds of things are fascinating, There was a large gate along a forest trail in Latvia that always fascinated me, It turns out that it once belonged to an old estate that had been there ages ago,

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

13 Jan

You see something similar over here. Gate houses and sometimes estate walls. Not far from me some medieval fish ponds from a friary

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (55355)

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12 Jan

That area looks perfect for a brisk walk or a bike ride.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

13 Jan

It is nice, especially in summer when it is all green

Kareng

@kareng (64586)

• United States

13 Jan

That looks interesting an a nice little walk along the canal too!

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Kareng

@kareng (64586)

• United States

13 Jan

@Ronrybs I can see why!

Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

13 Jan

It is pleasant, I find it quite relaxing, especially in summer

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@DaddyEvil (138948)

• United States

13 Jan

On a warmer, but not hot, day I'd be interested in walking along the canal with you. That looks lovely. (I'd want it to be about 60F/15.5C)

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (343692)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan

We had a gate on one little farm where the fance had been taken away each side. If we were showing people around, I'd go through the gate and they'd all follow without saying anything.