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Gloucester Docks, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal added to Rivers and Canals in South West by clinkadink on 21/11/2022

Parking: 51.864407, -2.251596
TOAL: 51.864046, -2.252143

Be aware that Gloucester Prison is 150m to the north. The North Warehouse separates the prison and docks. The photo was taken pointing south-south-west.

Gloucester Docks form the most inland port in the country. Elizabeth I granted Gloucester the status of customs port in 1580. The first customs house was at the Old Quay which stretches north from the lock at the North Quay. The house still stands and still wears the royal coat of arms.

Tolls were collect for many years before 1580. The ‘Old Quay’ was in its day a new quay! The river Severn split into three sections at Gloucester and re-joined further up river. The split in the river was the reason why the Romans built a fort here – it was the most southerly crossing point into Wales.

The most easterly arm of the river came much closer to the city lapping St Mary de Crypt – actually it was the other way around; the church was sited close to what was the river. This was the site of the Roman Quay. The bridge that crossed the river here (Westgate St) was ‘Foreign Bridge’, at the end of Westgate was ‘Westgate Bridge’ crossing the middle arm. The western arm was crossed at ‘Over Bridge’

The eastern arm silted up in the C14th hence the need for a second Quay. River traffic increased in the C18th. The development of the Main Basin and ship canal saw the decline of the second quay after which it became known as the Old Quay.

In 1793 Parliament gave the go ahead to build a ship canal to negate the difficult to negotiate tidal section of the river.

By 1797 the Main Basin had been dug, the canal took another twenty years the last years being influenced by Thomas Telford.

The hole – 16’ deep was dug by hand.

The Barge Arm, an extension of the basin was added (1824) before the canal was linked up (1827), to allow smaller barges to keep out of the way of ships.

In 1849 the Victoria Basin was opened as the port became busier. Warehouses continued to be built until the 1870’s.

Corn from Ireland and Europe, sugar from the Caribbean, timber from Scandinavia were main imports, salt from Worcestershire exported.

Imagine 30 tall ships, barges and other small craft manoeuvring around the docks. Warehouses being filled ships loaded, trams steam engines horses vying for space among the barrel and boxes piled high, imagine the dust from Corn Mills and timber yards the smoke and soot from fires and engines mixing with the sweet talk of labourers and seamen. Welcome to C19th Gloucester.

During the C19th Gloucester flourished through the canal and railway Ages and continued until the rise of motorways and container ships in the 1960’s

https://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/studies/historydocks.htm

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Co-ordinates: 51.86395, -2.252449 • what3words: ///spice.tinsel.healers
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 20/11/2022. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.

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Billingshurst Cricket Club, Horsham (By grandad1950)

Jubilee Fields in Billingshurst is home to a fine cricket ground with good spectator facilities in West Sussex.

There is a lot of room to fly out of the cricket season.

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Co-ordinates: 51.02715, -0.456963 • what3words: ///footpath.hotdog.special
St Bartholomew's Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire (By skysnapper13)

The church has a W tower, an aisled nave and a chancel with N chapel. It is a large, heavy building, largely of boulders and ashlar, standing high on a raised walled churchyard in the centre of the village. The nave (without aisles) and the chancel seem to be on the twelfth-century plan.

Aisles were added in the late 12thc., but the arcades were completely rebuilt at the restoration. A watercolour of 1868 (Twycross-Raines 1920, 29) shows the interior before the arcades were substantially rebuilt in 1870-1: they look very plain early pointed; he describes the assortment of piers and arches then existing. In the rebuilding a single design of capital was used throughout.

Inside in the S aisle is a sundial often dated to the early 11thc.. Reset in the same wall is a small figure, called a ‘Roman soldier’. The altarpiece in the N chapel is set with tile mosaic from Meaux, the pieces being brought from Hilston church after the bombing. The effigy in the chapel (in the general view) is of Sir John de Melsa, died 1377.

For our Corpus, there are 11thc. windows, blocked, in the N wall of the chancel; and a third windowhead with sculpture in the S wall of the chancel outside. Chevron voussoirs are reused over the 14thc. priest’s doorway nearby. A reset figure is included, but its date is uncertain. Twycross-Raines says that the chevron voussoirs and the windowhead are not constructed from the same kind of stone as that used in later parts of the pre-restoration building (1920, 30).

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Co-ordinates: 53.82985, -0.110963 • what3words: ///nightcap.internet.petty
Fraisthorpe Wind Farm, East Riding of Yorkshire (By skysnapper13)

Fraisthorpe Wind Farm is a wind power generating site located in the village of Fraisthorpe in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The site is just 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Bridlington and 40 miles (64 km) east of York.[1] It was granted full planning permission in early 2015 when the Ministry of Defence dropped their objection to the site. This was despite the apparent vocal opposition by local people and councillors. It started generating electricity in August 2016.

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Co-ordinates: 54.04858, -0.230183 • what3words: ///javelin.chairing.filled
Dunnet Head Lighthouse, Caithness North East (By JoeC)

The lighthouse at Dunnet Head sits on the most northerly point of mainland Britain. It was built by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson, in 1831.

I was lucky enough to be there for a wedding so could take off from inside the grounds, but there's a good carpark and ample other places for TOAL from nearby.

Remember, the cliffs are 300m high so be mindful of distances and altitude ;)

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Co-ordinates: 58.67138, -3.376622 • what3words: ///acrobat.menswear.phones
Saunton Sands, North Devon (By Howard)

The location offers panoramic views of beach, burrows, estuary, and ocean at the northern end of Bideford Bay. Be aware that there is an MOD area to the south of the access point and NOTAMs may be active.

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Co-ordinates: 51.11667, -4.221529 • what3words: ///fixture.dizziness.reporting
St Peters cowfold, Horsham (By grandad1950)

Tucked away in the centre of the village is the 13th century St Peters parish church a grade 1 listed building. Close by is the recreation ground where there is a lot of room to fly.

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Co-ordinates: 50.99007, -0.273639 • what3words: ///decisive.distanced.found
Alport Falls, Derbyshire Dales (By bryand)

As the River Lathkill meets the River Bradford it cascades over a number of steps where the crystal-clear water foams over the falls. Easy to get to, with parking along Alport Lane and TOAL near the bridge.

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Co-ordinates: 53.17724, -1.67175 • what3words: ///pits.shadowed.surprises
Blackpool Senataph, Blackpool (By WorldInFocus)

The Cenotaph offers a perfect, centered top-down image. The symmetrical design contrasts heavily with the chaotic, linear layout of the promenade and beach.

Looking down, the drone captures the close proximity of the Irish Sea, the busy traffic on the promenade, and the towering, angular shadow of the Blackpool Tower looming nearby.

As a pilot, navigating near the promenade requires high awareness of tourists and strict adherence to height limits to avoid interfering with, or being blocked by, the Tower.

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Co-ordinates: 53.81986, -3.056059 • what3words: ///bleat.asserts.fend
Brock Aquaduct, Wyre (By MartG1960)

Brock Aquaduct is where the Lancaster Canal crosses over the River Brock, at Brock near Preston.

Note that it is adjacent to Myerscough College, so best to stay on the North side of the River, and also avoid the power lines just to the East of the Canal.

I parked on StMichael's Rd next to Guy's Thatched Hamlet, and walked along the towpath to the aquaduct ( about a 20 min walk )

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Co-ordinates: 53.8577, -2.752193 • what3words: ///plank.ticking.regress
Lytham Jetty, Fylde (By WorldInFocus)

The jetty is located within complex airspace. Pilots should coordinate with Warton (EGNO) Air Traffic Control (ATC). Some of the jetty is within Warton Airfields extended runway protection zones. I would advise only to fly here at weekends and always with permission from Warton ATC.

From above, the jetty's wooden planks create a strong geometric path stretching out toward the water, especially effective for top-down "bird's-eye" shots that reveal its full length against the sand or incoming tide.
The visual appeal changes constantly with the tide. At high tide, the water "creeps" up the structure until only the beacon at the end is visible, while low tide exposes the surrounding mudflats and salt marshes.
Climbing to a higher altitude reveals the broader landscape, including the Lytham Windmill to the east and views across the water toward Southport and the North Wales coastline.
The jetty is a premier spot for sunset flights, as the low light casts long shadows and turns the Ribble Estuary into a reflective surface of golds and purples.

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Co-ordinates: 53.73473, -2.95993 • what3words: ///swam.triangles.mermaids

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