When I was sorting a box full of newspaper cuttings, greetings cards and other old bits of paperwork to make room for things that really did need keeping ready for moving I found the memory stick that Colin had put all the canal photos onto. I'd completely forgotten he'd done this. We spent several holidays between 2004 and 2012 travelling to various parts of the country where he tried to find the exact spot to take photos of canal bridges etc, comparing them to the old photos in a Francis Frith book.
I don't have the book anymore, it made me sad to see it and know what we missed, as this was one of the things he wanted to carry on with after retiring. But now, 8 years on, finding the memory stick was a lovely surprise. I've added it for safe keeping to his memory box which has all sorts of bits in it for our children and grandchildren to keep.
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