Maps and DVDs for the Waterways of Britain – The Newest and Best
The Bridgewater Canal has been closed since 2nd November 2015, just to the west of Worsley, for the installation of stop gates. Large warning signs at each end, like this one at Leigh, handily positioned on the stop planks for Continue reading Bridgewater Canal Stop Gates
The February 2016 monthly updates for my maps are now available on my website. You can see a full list of the issued maps and those with significant changes are: England & Wales Canal Map Ashton and Peak Forest Canal Map Continue reading Map Updates – February 2016 – Issue 47
In my previous post about the Mersey Gateway I described a new bridge being constructed across the Manchester Ship Canal near Runcorn. There’s another new bridge being constructed across the ship canal nearer Manchester. It’s next to Barton High Level Continue reading Barton Lift Bridge
The Mersey Gateway project will provide a new road link to relive pressure on the existing road bridge at Runcorn. It’s being constructed to the east of the existing bridge, and scheduled for completion in late 2017. Can you identify the Continue reading Mersey Gateway
On the way back from seeing progress with repainting our boat in the autumn I took up an invitation to visit Willow Wren Training. They are excavating the arm at their training centre which had been filled in many years Continue reading How Big Is Your Bridge?
Runcorn Locks once linked the Bridgewater Canal to the Runcorn & Weston Canal, the Manchester Ship Canal and, previously, the River Mersey. History Opened in 1776, the Bridgewater Canal was linked to the River Mersey at Runcorn by a flight Continue reading Runcorn Locks
The Runcorn & Weston Canal ran parallel to the River Mersey, through the outskirts of Runcorn, for 2.4km (1.5 miles). At the southern end it joined the Weston Canal of the River Weaver Navigation through one lock. At the northern end Continue reading Runcorn & Weston Canal