Great Howard Street Bridge

Stanley Dock is past this bridge.

Regeneration

Once these would have been thriving wharves and warehouses with goods, now they are fancy flats!

Stanley Lock 4

Final lock before we get to Stanley Dock.

Stanley Lock Railway Bridge

The Merseyrail Northern Line crosses over Stanley Lock 3.

And here is a Merseyrail Class 777 crossing over the bridge...

Towards Stanley Dock

We return to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal this week, heading towards Stanley Dock and the Mersey.

Passing over

Looking more like a forbidding frontier in the Cold War, we cross Old Quay Swingbridge again.

Boats on the canal (476)

Probably the mightiest boat we have seen on the canals, on this blog anyway, MSC Buffalo heads through.

The boat in action:

Old Quay Swingbridge again

Another view of the bridge, this time from the other side.

Old Quay Swingbridge

Cross the canal here.

Runcorn return

This week we return to the Manchester Ship Canal in Runcorn.

Junctions (62) : Belgrave Circle Junction

Where the Belgrave Circle Arm splits off from the main canal.

Old Mill Race Bridge

Bridge over the entrance of the basin.

Soar Lane Bridge 3

In Leicester.

Evans Weir Footbridge

The impressive long footbridge over the edge of the weir.

Leicester again

Staying with the Grand Union Canal this week, but moving north to Leicester and the Soar Navigation.

Apsley Lock 66

Ice bound lock.

Boats on the canal (475)

In Apsley (again).

Apsley Lock Footbridge

Modern concrete bridge.

Boats on the canal (474)

In Apsley.

Apsley again

We return to the Grand Union Canal in Apsley this week.

Stanley Lock 2

Another lock.