War of the Worlds
21 July 2015 | Meilhan sur Garonne
DavidH hot and sunny
We tend to forget that the Canal de Midi was built before the industrial revolution and has witnessed the changing pattern of industry and commerce over the centuries. As a result there are many structures still standing apparently completely divorced from any buildings which may have been served by them and which have long since disappeared.
This one is a case in point; some sort of loading chute I guess. It suddenly loomed above us out of the trees, silent and eerie, like something on a set from War of the Worlds or Star Wars. A little imagination and you could see it striding back into the forest.....