Leicester Soar

We stay with the Grand Union Canal this week but this time up in Leicester and the Soar Navigation.

Moorings (41) : Leighton Linslade Visitor Moorings

Stay here.

Leighton Buzzard Bridge 114

Road crossing the canal.

46 miles

A long way to Braunston.

Boats on the canal (469)

At Leighton Buzzard.

Return to Leighton Buzzard

We return to the Grand Union Canal at Leighton Buzzard this week.

Wrenbury Hall Bridge 17

We end this stretch of canal with a look at this bridge.

Mind the cat

Slow down for our feline friends.

Boats on the canal (458)

Near Wrenbury.

Starkey's Bridge 18

Crossing here.

Wrenbury return

This week we return to the Llangollen Canal in Wrenbury.

Marine Way Bridge

A modern bridge leading to the beach.

In your shell

On Southport beach.

Marine Lake

A speedboat shows off on Marine Lake.

Southport Pier

Stretching out to sea over the sands.

Southport seaside

We travel to the seaside this week, Southport to be exact!

Moorings (40) : Apsley Mill

From paper mill to mooring site.

Boats on the canal (457)

At Apsley.

Apsley Bottom Lock 67

At the bottom.

Boats on the canal (456)

Hey Siri! (No reply...)

Apsley again

This week we return to the Grand Union Canal at Apsley.

Motorless watercraft (39)

At rest in Congleton.

Another view

Another view on Congleton Aqueduct.

Boats on the canal (455)

In Congleton.

Aqueducts (30) : Congleton Aqueduct

Crossing a road.

Congleton return

This week we return to the Macclesfield Canal in Congleton.

Boats on the canal (454)

At Earlswood.

Junctions (59) : Earlswood Reservoir Feeder Junction

The feeder to Earlswood lakes (though not navigable all the way).

Motorless watercraft (38)

Looks like it needs bailing out first.

Boats on the canal (453)

At Earlswood.

Earlswood

This week we revisit the Stratford Canal at Earlswood.

Boats on the canal (452)

In Liverpool.

Through the industrial past

In Liverpool. The building on the right may once have used the canal to help it's business but no more.

On the bridge

Fine badge on Sandhills Station Bridge F.

Sandhills Station Bridge F

The bridges in this section of the canal are lettered not numbered for some reason.

Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Liverpool

Let's visit the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, in the latter city.

Boats on the canal (451)

In Leighton Buzzard.

Away from Leighton

Heading away from the town centre.

Boats on the canal (450)

In Leighton Buzzard.

Leighton Lock 27

Water level management.

Leighton Buzzard

This week we return to the Grand Union Canal in Leighton Buzzard.

Through the tunnel

A look through Chirk tunnel.

Atop the tunnel

Canal view from atop the tunnel.

Boats on the canal (449)

In Chirk.

Tunnels (19) : Chirk

The other side of Chirk tunnel from here.

Chirk again

We return to the Llangollen Canal in Chirk this week, this time on the Welsh side.

Mersey Gateway Bridge

Another important Mersey crossing.

Looking out on the Mersey

Looking out across at Runcorn. The buildings on the right centre are actually on the Manchester Ship Canal and can be seen here.

Power house

Before the Silver Jubilee Bridge was built there was a transporter bridge here, which closed in 1961. The power house for the transporter bridge has survived, in Widnes on the bank of the Mersey.

Silver Jubilee Bridge

Yesterday (all my troubles seemed so far away), we looked at Widnes from the Silver Jubilee Bridge, now let's look back at the bridge from Widnes.