2008
SJ3390 : Liverpool Canal Link - building the lock
taken 17 years ago, near to Seacombe, Wirral, England
This is 1 of 11 images, with title starting with Liverpool Canal in this square
Liverpool Canal Link - building the lock
Looking across the site of the canal link lock at the south west end of Princes Dock. In the foreground the exposed reinforcing will eventually be encased in concrete as part of the wall of the new lock. The Crowne Plaza Hotel is in the background.
Liverpool Canal Link Project
The Liverpool Canal Link is a £22 million pound project that has linked the Leeds-Liverpool Canal from Stanley Dock, via Princes Dock, to Salthouse Dock and the Albert Dock complex. It is 1.4 miles long and has involved creating new locks, and channels and tunnels past the Pier Head.
The new canal was officially opened on the 22 April 2009.
Link
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- Grid Square
- SJ3390, 1558 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- John S Turner (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 7 June, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 11 February, 2010
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 3376 9052 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.4392N 2:59.8730W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 3374 9052
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
