Motorless watercraft (38)

Looks like it needs bailing out first.

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At Earlswood.

Earlswood

This week we revisit the Stratford Canal at Earlswood.

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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.

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In Leighton Buzzard.

Away from Leighton

Heading away from the town centre.

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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.

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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.