EAW049806 ENGLAND (1953). The Widnes Transporter Bridge and Runcorn Railway Bridge crossing the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal, Runcorn Gap, 1953
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Details
| Title | [EAW049806] The Widnes Transporter Bridge and Runcorn Railway Bridge crossing the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal, Runcorn Gap, 1953 |
| Reference | EAW049806 |
| Date | 30-May-1953 |
| Link | |
| Place name | RUNCORN GAP |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 350954, 383531 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.7368081297165, 53.346128166722 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ510835 |
Pins
 Accident hospital |
Ginger79 |
Friday 25th of June 2021 05:38:17 PM |
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Ginger79 |
Thursday 25th of March 2021 03:08:51 PM | |
| Abel,s Boat Yard |
Ginger79 |
Thursday 25th of March 2021 03:07:42 PM |
| Mersey Flats |
Ginger79 |
Thursday 25th of March 2021 03:07:07 PM |
| concrete Barge waiting for scrapping, photo is the remains of the concrete barge now |
Ginger79 |
Monday 4th of May 2020 10:26:40 PM |
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Ginger79 |
Monday 4th of May 2020 09:59:45 PM | |
| Pensioners Hut now demolished |
Ginger79 |
Saturday 2nd of May 2020 11:41:56 PM |
| MAIN USE WAS PASSING TRAFFIC, ONE DOWN ONE WAITING IN POUND INTO LOCK UP,SAVE FILLING EMPTY LOCK. AND TO KEEP WATER LEVEL IN THE BRIDGE WATER CANAL , IT'S ONLY WAY OUT FROM MANCHESTER AT THE BOTTOM END OF EVERY POUND WAS A FULL LENGTH WEAR TO LET THE WATER INTO THE LOWER POUND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SHIP CANAL MAIN AIM OF CANAL BUILDERS BUILD YOURS TO DRAIN INTO OTHER AND LET THEM WORRY. |
Bottom Yard |
Friday 28th of December 2018 05:04:50 PM |
| Runcorn New Locks - note the sideponds to save water, |
Maitland |
Monday 30th of June 2014 09:38:12 AM |
| Bridgewater Canal Runcord Old Locks- five two-rise locks theat originally connected the canal to the Mersey (and thence to Liverpool), later to the Runcorn and weston canal. They still largely exist, though buried- and their restoration would create a very useful link to the River Weaver, and a short but adventurous cruising ring, returning via the Anderton Lift.
There's another view of these locks (and the New Line) on EAW021990.
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Maitland |
Monday 30th of June 2014 09:36:38 AM |
| Manchester Ship Canal |
Maurice |
Sunday 29th of June 2014 08:19:35 PM |
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Ginger79 |
Sunday 29th of June 2014 04:51:15 PM | |
| St Marys Church West Bank |
Ginger79 |
Sunday 29th of June 2014 04:48:24 PM |
| West Bank Power Station |
Ginger79 |
Sunday 29th of June 2014 04:47:27 PM |
| West Bank Dock |
Ginger79 |
Sunday 29th of June 2014 04:46:48 PM |
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Ginger79 |
Sunday 29th of June 2014 04:45:45 PM | |
| Part of the site that would become Spike Island |
Ginger79 |
Sunday 29th of June 2014 04:43:04 PM |
| Ship Breakers West Bank Widnes |
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Sunday 29th of June 2014 04:40:56 PM |
