Canals
The fleets in!
A gathering of narrow boats on the Lower Peak Forest Canal, near to Portland Basin, Ashton-under-Lyne.
Sat15Jul00. Scanned
Locked out
The 16 locks at Marple raise the Peak Forest Canal 209ft in about a mile. Opened in 1804, before which time a temporary tramway connected the two sections, traces of which still remain. Here we see a narrow boat travelling downhill from Marple Junction and exiting Lock 10.
Tue9Apr91. Scanned
Standedge Tunnel
Eastern entrance. Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Taken during the rebuilding work to re-open the tunnel after many years out of use.
Fri11Aug00. Scanned
Ferry view 2
The River Mersey as seen from Fiddlers Ferry Lock, looking downstream.
Ferry view 1
The River Mersey, as seen from Fiddlers Ferry Lock, looking upstream.
Sat18May13
The way out
Fiddlers Ferry Lock. Looking out from the lock gates into the River Mersey.
Sat18May13
Fiddlers Ferry Lock 2
Fiddlers Ferry Lock, providing access between the Sankey Canal and the tidal River Mersey. The line of the Canal can be seen by the masts of the moored yatchs in the background.
Sat18May13
Fiddlers Ferry Lock 1
Fiddlers Ferry Lock, giving access between the Sankey Canal and the River Mersey. The Canal runs across the picture, just beyond the lock gates.
Sat18May13
In need of attention
Long term wreck at the Fiddlers Ferry Yatch Haven.
Sat18May13
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