Canal Basin, Driffield

Week 3 Driffield Canal

I think I am getting the hang of blogging now. At least I am starting to remember to put an image on before the last day of the week!

This is Canal Head, the end of the five mile Driffield Canal which links the town to the river Hull and the Humber. The canal was opened in 1770 to enable farm produce to be transported to Hull and the West Riding via the Humber. The canal was last used commercially in the 1940's and it is hoped that it will be opened again in the not too distant future for pleasure crafts. The superb building on the right is Bradshaw's warehouse and those on the left Mortimer's warehouses. There are two cranes alongside the canal, this one and the other at Canal Head.
Good to get a beautiful sunny morning in January.