An interesting open day - thanks - and luckily for me there was also a 2.00 GMT showing!

It is presentable over there now, so hopefully there will be regular open days for the general public.

I'm curious about 2 things though:
Where is the canal bed? Is it the bottom of the shallow end of the water today or is it the bottom of the deep end of the pond - maybe 5' down?

My other question is: they said they found the original canal wall in an excavation, but they then clay lined the walls to make them ~ pond friendly - but surely the canal walls were just clay to start with?
My understanding is there was only brickwork around the locks and bridges.

Anyway lovely that we at long last were allowed to visit a much loved area that we all have been excluded from for so long.