EAW008435 ENGLAND (1947). The Manchester Ship Canal and the River Mersey at Wigg Island, Runcorn, from the south-west, 1947

ACTON GRANGE VIADUCT, MAINLINE

BARRAGE BALLOON SITE: e25632

PILLBOX: e13210

BARRAGE BALLOON SITE: e25631

Aerial ropeway, cable car but with open tubs

ROYAL OAK TANNERY

HIGHFIELD LEATHER, AND RUNCORN IN LARGE WHITE LETTER'S ON THE 2 ROOF TOPS STILL BLACKED OUT AFTER THE WAR, YEAR'S LATER WHEN THE HEAD SHED WAS TOLD RE PAINTED.

RANDLE'S SLUICS, TWO LARGE GATES LIFT UP TO REDUCE WATER LEVEL IN SHIP CANAL

NORBURY'S WOOD

LOCAL NAME BATE'S BRIDGE, GREAT GRANDAD ALLWAYS CALLED IT BY ORIGINAL NAME KNIGHTS BRIDGE

HADDOCK'S LODGE

THIS WOODLAND IS HADDOCK'S WOOD, NOT AS IT'S NOW ALL CALLED HADDOCK'S WOOD,HADDOCK'S WOOD PLAYING FIELDS.

HAYSTACK LODGE

Astmoor Meadow farm, YEP DESTROYED

Moore lane swing bridge.

The camp on Moore Lane was established in November 1939 to provide protection for the mustard gas factory on Wigg island and local waterways during the Second World War. There were barracks, a guardhouse/armoury, two pill boxes type 23s and four gun positions. Barrage balloons were launched from at least two sites – one in the field by the village school on Moss Lane and the other on the Forestry Commission land near Upper Moss - side Farm. Edward Heath, a former prime Minister, was stationed there for a short while. After the war, the camp was used to house a few army families – some American

FROM LAKE VYRNWY WATER MAIN UNDER CANAL TO LIVERPOOL

MARSH FARM, ANOTHER DETROYED

STONEDELPH DOCK

MSC GOWY BUCKET DREDGER WINCHED OVER TO LET TRAFFIC PASS,DREDGING THIS DOCK DISUSED, BUT USED FOR SWINGING AROUND BIGER SHIPS

STEAM PADDLE TUG STERN TUGS.

MARSHGATE FARM, ONE OF THE SEVENTEEN FARMS DESTROYED TO MAKE THE NEW TOWN, NOW UNDER BROOK HOUSE OFFICES MANOR PARK ROAD,FARM BUILDINGS BACK AND UNDER LINK CONTROLS STUART RD

UPPER MOSS - SIDE FARM

BOB'S BRIDGE

RUNCORN & LACHFORD CANAL

Location of buildings associated with WW2 barrage balloon site.

Location of buildings associated with WW2 barrage balloon site.

Location of buildings associated with WW2 search light site.

Location of WW2 HAA Gun Battery accommodation buildings. Althugh very difficult to make out, the gun pits are in the field immediately adjacent on the left.

Location of WW2 barrage balloon site.

Location of buildings associated with WW2 barrage balloon site.

Location of WW2 pill box.

Location of WW2 barrage balloon site.

Kemet Works

Highfield Tannery

ICI Randle - Mustard gas works