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Still water at Gas Street Basin holds a perfect mirror of the old chimney and canalside bridge, Birmingham's mix of brick and glass framing the scene. The BCN, Gas Street Basin, Birmingham, UK · 2010-06-01

Black and white reflection in still canal water of a tall brick chimney and an arched brick bridge, with old warehouses and modern glass buildings behind, a narrowboat moored to the left and a gull flying overhead.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A moored narrowboat below the arch of No 11 Gifford Cross Bridge at Brewood, on the Shropshire Union Canal. The still canal water giving back a near-perfect reflection. Shropshire Union Canal, Brewood, Staffordshire, UK · 2009-05-10

A narrowboat moored beside a canal towpath under overhanging green trees, with a brick road bridge ahead reflected in the calm water.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Heading under the timber-framed Glory Hole on the River Witham, Lincoln, with the old High Bridge chapel rising above. Glory Hole, River Witham, Lincoln, UK · 2009-07-15

A narrowboat approaches a stone archway beneath a black and white timber-framed building spanning the river, with swans on the water ahead and steep tiled gables above.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Narrowboats moored at Alrewas, with the old brick gables and chimneys of the old village school mirrored in the still canal water. Trent and Mersey Canal, Alrewas, UK · 2025-05-08

Three narrowboats moored along a canal, their maroon and green hulls reflected in calm water, with a red-brick gabled house and tall chimneys behind, framed by trees under a cloudy sky.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Chugging through the heart of Birmingham this morning, past the National SEA LIFE Centre and the Rotunda, smoke trailing in the still canal air. Birmingham Canal Navigation, Birmingham, UK · 2025-05-23

A narrowboat with smoking chimney cruises along Birmingham's canal, steered from the stern, with the National SEA LIFE Centre building and city tower blocks rising behind.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cruising past St Mary's church on the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal at Kidderminster, its sandstone tower rising above the towpath greenery. Staffordshire and Worcester Canal, Kidderminster, UK · 2013-06-14

A traditional narrowboat with a couple aboard passes along a tree-lined canal, with the tall sandstone tower of a Gothic church rising behind dense foliage.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A bronze Shakespeare stands in profile on Henley Street, quill and paper in hand, with the Antiques Centre sign for company. Stratford-upon-Avon, UK · 2025-07-02

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Frost picked out every carved line on this wooden Neptune at Mercia Marina, trident raised against a pale winter sky. Mercia Marina, Willington, Derbyshire, UK · 2025-01-10

Close-up of a weathered wooden statue of a bearded, trident-wielding figure, its carved face and beard rimed with frost, set against a hazy blue sky.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Misty morning at Brookhay bridge on the Coventry Canal, the narrowboat lying still against its own reflection near Streethay. Brookhay bridge, Coventry Canal, near Streethay, England, UK · 2015-11-01

A narrowboat moored on a still canal beneath overhanging trees, with a stone arched bridge behind it and its reflection mirrored in the calm water.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Crossing high above the trees on Chirk Aqueduct, the Llangollen Canal narrows to a green ribbon of water flanked by dense summer woodland. Chirk Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal, Chirk, Wales · 2026-08-30

A green and red narrowboat ready to cross Chirk Aqueduct, its stone walls and towpath hemmed by thick woodland, with two walkers visible further along the path.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

An historic narrowboat passes Clarence Mill on the Macclesfield Canal, its smoke drifting up among the bare branches on a still April morning. Clarence Mill, Bollington, Macclesfield Canal, UK · 2016-04-03

A traditional narrowboat with smoke rising from its chimney glides along a canal beside the tall stone mill buildings of Clarence Mill, with ducks resting on the towpath in the foreground, in sepia tone.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A little red and yellow balance bike parked among the grown-up bikes at a Copenhagen rack, quietly stealing the show. Copenhagen, Netherlands · 2025-10-24

A small red child's balance bike with yellow wheels stands against a bike rack, dwarfed by adult bicycles including a green and a silver Centurion, on a cobbled Copenhagen street.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Exiting the top of Grindley Brook staircase locks, with volunteers on hand and the narrowboat easing towards the mooring. Grindley Brook Top Lock, Llangollen Canal, near Whitchurch · 2025-09-04

A green and black narrowboat exits a lock mooring on the Llangollen Canal, with people on its stern and a blue Canal & River Trust flag reading 'Volunteers on lock duty' beside a brick building.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A quiet stretch of the Erewash Canal near Long Itchington, the old stone bridge framed by willow branches with the church spire rising beyond. Erewash Canal, Long Itchington, UK · 2025-07-24

Black and white view of an arched stone canal bridge reflected in still water, with reeds in the foreground and a village church spire visible on the hill behind.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A misty morning on the Trent and Mersey, near Fradley Junction, with a couple and their dog steering quietly through the fog. Trent and Mersey Canal, near Fradley Junction, Staffordshire, UK · 2015-11-01

A narrowboat glides along a misty canal, a man and woman standing at the stern with a dog beside them, reeds and trees fading into fog on both banks.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A mute swan tucked its head down for a quiet preen at Stoke Bruerne, the orange bill and black mask sharp against soft neck feathers. Stoke Bruerne, UK · 2010-10-21

Close-up of a mute swan bending its neck down to preen, orange bill with black knob visible, white feathers filling the frame against a blurred blue water background.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Narrowboats queuing through the locks at Hatton, with a distant church spire marking the way towards Warwick. Hatton Lock Flight, Grand Union Canal, near Warwick, UK · 2017-08-20

Narrowboats moving through a lock on a tree-lined canal, with people walking the towpath and lock gates in the foreground, a distant church spire visible above the trees.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Traditional narrowboats rafted up close at Gas Street Basin, their painted roses and castles catching the afternoon sun. Gas Street Basin, BCN, Birmingham, UK · 2014-09-11

Colourful narrowboats moored side by side, their hulls painted in bold reds, blues, greens and yellows with hand-painted roses and playing card motifs, one named ASH, ropes and fenders crowding the decks.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A line of narrowboats moored along the Shropshire Union Canal at High Offley, with the village and church tower rising on the hill behind. Shropshire Union Canal, High Offley, Shropshire, UK · 2019-05-01

Colourful narrowboats moored nose to tail along a still canal, reflections rippling on the water, with green fields and a church tower on a distant hillside.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A mute swan keeps watch over her cygnets on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, wings raised protectively as the fluffy brood paddles close by. Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, UK · 2013-05-19

A mute swan with wings half-raised watches over five grey cygnets swimming beside her on dark, reflective canal water.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Evening quiet at Castlefield, narrowboats moored along the old cotton warehouses on the Bridgewater Canal. Castlefields Arm, Bridgewater Canal, Manchester, UK · 2014-06-18

Narrowboats moored along a canal basin lined with tall red-brick Victorian warehouses, their reflections and glowing lamplight rippling across the still water at dusk.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Working down through the Audlem flight, narrowboat exiting a lock beneath the old brick bridge marked 76. Audlem Lock Flight, near Audlem, Shropshire, UK · 2015-06-25

A black and cream narrowboat sits low in a stone lock chamber, its steerer at the tiller, while a woman in a purple top winds a paddle gear on the lock side. Beyond, a brick bridge numbered 76 arches over the next lock and trees crowd the canal.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Passing through a lifting bridge on the Northampton Branch, the raised leaf held open just long enough for the boat to slip beneath and enter the lock Northampton Branch of the Grand Union Canal, near Northampton, UK · 2015-09-01

A traditionally painted narrowboat passes under a raised wooden lifting bridge leading to a lock, on a tree-lined canal, with a woman standing at the tiller and smoke drifting from the chimney.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A narrowboat easing along the cut at Brindley Place, with it's Italianite tower standing tall above the red-brick canalside restaurants and bars. Brindley Place, BCN, Birmingham, UK · 2015-09-30

A green and red narrowboat moving along a canal past red-brick waterside buildings, with a tall brick tower rising above them and a footbridge crossing the water ahead.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A vintage Avery scale repair service van parked outside Nettletons at Spring Hill Post Office, Black Country Living Museum. Lovely period detail down to the Wills's Gold Flake sign. Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, UK · 2025-05-31

A dark green vintage van reading 'AVERY SCALE REPAIR SERVICE, LOCAL ADDRESS, SOHO FOUNDRY BIRMINGHAM 40, PHONE SMETHWICK 1112' The building behind has a red and white striped awning reading 'Nettletons SWEETS TOBACCO TOYS' beneath a sign saying 'SPRING HILL POST OFFICE', with red-framed windows

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A quiet morning on the Coventry Canal near Lichfield, cyclist and narrowboat sharing the towpath under a clear blue sky. Coventry Canal, near Lichfield, Staffordshire · 2025-05-16

A cyclist rides along a towpath beside a still canal, with a red and green narrowboat moored ahead, reflections of trees in the water, and open farmland stretching to wooded hills beyond.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Snow falling thick over the frozen Coventry Canal and narrowboat at Hopwas, with a lone duck for company and a brick bridge in the distance. Coventry Canal, Hopwas, Staffordshire, UK · 2017-12-10

A narrowboat covered in snow sits on a frozen canal, snowflakes falling heavily, with a solitary duck swimming nearby and a brick arched bridge in the distance beneath snow-laden trees.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Waiting for the gates to open at Anderton Boat Lift, the great iron structure towering overhead as it carries boats between the river and canal 50ft above. Anderton Boat Lift, River Weaver, near Northwich, UK · 2014-06-17

A blue narrowboat waits in the lower caisson of Anderton Boat Lift, dwarfed by the massive black steel framework of the lift rising above, with red-brick keeper's cottages at its base and trees behind.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Narrowboats queuing at the north portal of Harecastle Tunnel, the water running its usual orange from the iron in the hills above Stoke-on-Trent. Harecastle Tunnel, near Stoke-on-Trent, UK · 2013-07-12

Two narrowboats on rust-coloured canal water waiting to enter the dark mouth of Harecastle Tunnel, with a stone keeper's building marked 'Harecastle Tunnel' behind and a whitewashed cottage on the bank above.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A quiet bend on the Bridgewater Canal at Lymm, where whitewashed cottages and a brick bridge frame the passing narrowboats. Bridgewater Canal, Lymme, UK · 2013-07-21

The stern of a narrowboat with Peter & Sallie, Lymm moored beside whitewashed cottages hung with flower baskets, with another narrowboat passing under a brick canal bridge ahead.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Narrowboats moored up at Gas Street Basin, old brick warehouses standing in the shadow of the city's glass towers. Gas Street Basin, BCN, Birmingham, UK · 2015-09-30

Colourful narrowboats moored along a canal basin, with a modern glass tower rising behind brick buildings and a painted Regency Wharf sign, reflections rippling in the water below.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Moored under the trees at Fradley, the green narrowboat sits quiet against the still canal water on a soft grey May morning. Fradley, Staffordshire · 2025-05-16

A green and red narrowboat with a canvas-covered bow moored beneath overhanging trees on a calm canal, its reflection visible in the water, with cottages glimpsed through foliage in the background.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Eastgate Clock, Chester, marking Victoria's Jubilee since 1897, tucked between the old rooftops on Foregate Street. Foregate St, Chester, UK · 2025-07-03

Ornate Victorian clock tower with 'VR' monogram and gold Roman numerals, dated 1897, spanning a narrow street between a red-brick building with a slate turret and a pale stone building with a lamp.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

High above the Dee valley, a narrowboat crosses the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on it's cast-iron trough, walkers pausing on the towpath alongside. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangollen Canal, Trevor, Wales · 2016-02-22

A narrowboat crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, two people steering from the stern, with the iron trough and stone piers stretching away over a wooded valley.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A narrowboat working up through the long lock flight at Tardebigge, spring blossom lighting the trees on a still morning. Birmingham and Worcester Canal, Tardebigge Flight, England, UK · 2016-05-05

A green narrowboat sits in a canal lock with a woman in a sunhat walking along the towpath beside it, the long flight of thirty locks stretching away into the distance under trees with fresh yellow spring leaves.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Chester's Foregate Street at dusk, Tudor black-and-white timbering giving way to a classical stone facade, with the church tower rising behind. Foregate St, Chester, UK · 2025-07-03

A row of black-and-white timber-framed buildings along Foregate Street, Chester, with ornate gables and balconies, a classical column-fronted building among them, and a church tower with a pointed roof visible against a pastel evening sky.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A gull pauses in front of the Selfridges building's disc-covered facade, looking rather at home among all those silver circles. Selfridges Building, Birmingham, UK · 2025-06-29

A white and grey seagull with a yellow beak stands in the foreground of a curved building facade covered in rows of silver disc-shaped tiles set against a deep blue background.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A Royal Guard standing watch in Copenhagen, red sentry box and his rifle and coat at the ready. copenhagen · 2025-09-19

A Royal Guardsman in navy uniform and tall bearskin hat stands with rifle beside a red sentry box, a red cloak hanging inside, against a stone palace facade.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Moored up on the Trent and Mersey at Alrewas, with a handsome brick house standing behind the canal. Trent and Mersey Canal, Alrewas, UK · 2025-05-08

The green and red bow of a narrowboat with a canvas cratch cover, moored on a canal beside a red-brick Victorian house with tall chimneys reflected in the still water.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Old brick and timber wharf buildings holding their own against the glass towers behind, narrowboats moored quietly at Gas Street Basin. Gas Street Basin, BCN, Birmingham UK · 2025-05-25 #canals #Birmingham #UK #cityscape

Two dark narrowboats moored on a canal in front of a restored timber-clad wharf building with green window frames. Behind rise two modern high-rise buildings with patterned glass and tiled facades, all reflected in the still water below.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Working a narrowboat through the Farmer's Locks on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, central Birmingham city towers rising behind the willows. Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Birmingham, UK · 2025-06-29

A blue narrowboat sits low in a lock chamber on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, flanked by stone lock-sides, as two men in waterproofs tend the paddle gear. High-rise flats and green trees line the canal beyond.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Nyhavn's coloured houses and restaurants with a moored fishing boat, all doubled in the harbour's reflection. Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Netherlands · 2025-09-19

Row of brightly painted gabled buildings in red, yellow, blue and green along Nyhavn harbour in Copenhagen, with a white wooden fishing boat moored at the quayside and the scene mirrored in the still water below.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Rhododendrons in full bloom along the Coventry Canal at Whittington, as a narrowboat steers past moored boats on a bright May afternoon. Coventry Canal, Whittington, Staffordshire · 2025-05-16

A red narrowboat is steered by a man in a hat along a tree-lined canal, passing a bank of bright pink rhododendrons in full bloom and moored boats on the opposite side.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Molly Malone's in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland, its doors buried under years of layered graffiti beneath the painted sign. Dublin, Ireland · 2025-07-09

Weathered exterior of Molly Malone's pub, Temple Bar Dublin, with two doors thickly covered in colourful spray-painted graffiti and tags below the ornate yellow signage.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A short walk off the towpath into Chester brings you to streets like this, all pink sandstone turrets and blue doors. Well worth the detour from the canal. Chester, UK · 2025-09-04

A row of ornate sandstone buildings on a Chester street, featuring a rounded turret with a conical slate roof and mullioned windows, a matching smaller turret further down the terrace, decorative stone gables, and dark blue front doors. Black iron railings with hanging flower baskets line the pavement, and two pedestrians walk along the street under a partly cloudy sky.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A quiet stretch of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, the red narrowboat's bow catching the light beneath a footbridge and overhanging trees. Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Drayton Manor, UK · 2025-08-18

A red and white narrowboat moored along a tree-lined canal, approaching a metal footbridge with white brick bridge supports. The towpath runs alongside on the left, bordered by long grass and wildflowers, with the boat and bridge reflected in the still water.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Anne Hathaway's classic thatched, timber-framed cottage tucked behind hedgerows, its two chimneys reaching up into a sky of shifting cloud and blue. Ann Hathaway's Cottage, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK · 2025-07-01

Anne Hathaway's thatched cottage with exposed timber framing and red brick chimneys, partly hidden behind tall green hedges and a low stone wall with a wooden gate. Trees stand behind the cottage under a partly cloudy sky, and a paved road runs in front of the garden wall.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Costumed interpreters bring canal history to life at the Black Country Living Museum, with a beautifully lettered narrowboat as backdrop. Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, UK · 2025-06-30

A woman in period dress sits on a wicker box beside a basket, looking up at a man in a flat cap, waistcoat and apron standing before her. Behind them a narrowboat is painted with the text 'Registered at Birmingham', 'Fellows, Morton & Clayton Ltd' and 'Peac...No', moored in front of dark corrugated metal buildings.

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Barry Teutenberg Photography @barryandsandra.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A grey squirrel making quick work of a peanut, sat up on the grass at Grosvenor Park, Chester. Grosvenor Park, Chester, UK · 2025-07-03

A grey squirrel sits upright on grass, holding a peanut in its front paws and eating it. Green foliage and blurred trees fill the background.

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