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Anderton Boat Lift - the approach aqueduct
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ6475
This shows the wrought iron trough aqueduct that connects the Trent & Mersey... (more)
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Anderton Boat lift - caisson
by Chris Allen
for square SJ6475
This is one of the two caissons and is seen at the Trent & Mersey Canal... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift - trip boat ready to leave
by Chris Allen
for square SJ6475
The trip boat is at the level of the River Weaver and the river gate is already... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift - exiting the aqueduct
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ6475
The Canal & River Trust trip boat is exiting under the guillotine gate that... (more)
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Looking back from the Wheel
by Gerald England
geograph for square NS8580
The narrowboat Govan Seagull is waiting to be the next boat in the lift.
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The Falkirk Wheel and Lower Basin
by David Dixon
geograph for square NS8580
A view of the Wheel from the lower basin (Forth and Clyde Canal end). The boat... (more)
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Anderton boat lift - pleasure boat
by Stephen Craven
geograph for square SJ6475
Most of the traffic in the lifts is actually the site's own pleasure... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire
by Roger D Kidd
for square SJ6475
On the Trent and Mersey Canal, the Anderton Lift is an amazingly innovative... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire
by Roger D Kidd
geograph for square SJ6475
On the Trent and Mersey Canal, the Anderton Lift is an amazingly innovative... (more)
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Trip boat entering the Anderton Lift
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SJ6475
Trip boat 'Lapwing' turns into the Lift Arm off the Trent & Mersey... (more)
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Anderton boat lift - lifting the sluice gate
by Stephen Craven
for square SJ6475
Each of the two balanced tanks is sealed at the end with lifting sluice gates.... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ6475
Seen from the grounds of the visitor centre. The white cabin is one of the... (more)
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Anderton Boat lift - original control cabin
by Chris Allen
for square SJ6475
Now superseded by a computerised control room in the visitor centre. This was... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift
by Chris Allen
for square SJ6475
The builder's plate. Although many may know that the lift was conceived of... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift - ready to descend
by Chris Allen
for square SJ6475
The Canals & River Trust trip boat is safely ensconced in the top caisson... (more)
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River Weaver, Anderton Boat Lift
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
The lower basin at the Anderton Boat Lift.
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Anderton Boat Lift
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
The trip boat leaves the lift to enter the River Weaver.
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Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire
by Roger D Kidd
for square SJ6475
On the Trent and Mersey Canal, the Anderton Lift is an amazingly innovative... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire
by Roger D Kidd
geograph for square SJ6475
On the Trent and Mersey Canal, the Anderton Lift is an amazingly innovative... (more)
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Leaving the Anderton Lift
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SJ6475
The caisson has been lowered and the gate opened so trip boat... (more)
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Falkirk Wheel
by Gerald England
for square NS8580
Detail of part of the structure.
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Falkirk Wheel
by Gerald England
geograph for square NS8579
Aboard one of the trip boats.
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Anderton boat lift - entering the aqueduct
by Stephen Craven
for square SJ6475
The actual lift stands at some distance from the canal to which it connects at... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift
by Stephen McKay
geograph for square SJ6475
The classic view from the bottom emphasising the colossal bulk of this structure.
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Anderton Boat Lift
by Stephen McKay
geograph for square SJ6475
Looking down to the River Weaver as a narrowboat approaches the mooring at the... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift
by Stephen McKay
for square SJ6475
A side-on view of the impressive structure.
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Anderton Boat Lift - inside the framework
by Chris Allen
for square SJ6475
This is a view from alongside the raised caisson looking back towards the canal.... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ6475
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Anderton Boat Lift
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ6475
This is a particularly famous bit of inland waterway engineering and the visitor... (more)
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The Anderton Boat Lift
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
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Anderton Boat Lift
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
The caisson containing the trip boat has reached the lower (river) level, having... (more)
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The Upper Basin, Anderton Boat Lift
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
The upper basin (Trent and Mersey Canal) at the Anderton Boat Lift. The chemical... (more)
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Anderton boat lift and aqueduct
by Stephen Craven
geograph for square SJ6475
The lift itself (left) is connected to the Trent and Mersey Canal by a short... (more)
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Anderton boat lift - aqueduct
by Stephen Craven
geograph for square SJ6475
The actual lift stands at some distance from the canal to which it connects at... (more)
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Anderton boat lift and lower basin
by Stephen Craven
geograph for square SJ6475
The lift in its restored state (see shared description) is a popular tourist... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
The upper caisson at the Anderton Boat Lift (which has now finished operations... (more)
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Lower Basin, Anderton Boat Lift
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
The lower (River Weaver) basin at the Anderton Boat Lift.
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The Anderton Boat Lift in Operation
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
The caisson containing the trip boat can be seen approx 1/3 of the way from the... (more)
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The Anderton Boat Lift
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
A view of the Anderton Boat Lift from the visitor centre.
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Narrowboat in the Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire
by Roger D Kidd
geograph for square SJ6475
Narrowboat "Resolution" is in the right side caisson, and the cast... (more)
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'Larch' in Anderton Boat Lift – 1980
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SJ6475
On the same occasion as Link
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Anderton Boat Lift in Operation
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
In this view, the caissons are approximately half way up the lift.
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The Anderton Boat Lift
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6475
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The site of the Foxton Inclined Plane Boat Lift
by Mat Fascione
geograph for square SP6989
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Anderton Boat Lift from the SW, river level
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SJ6475
This photo gives some idea of the massive nature of the iron structure of the... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift from the NE, canal level
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SJ6475
The Lift is connected to the Trent & Mersey Canal by a 162ft wrought-iron... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift from the east, river level
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SJ6475
The wire ropes & counterbalance weights are still in use here but were made... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift Tour Boat
by Jeff Buck
for square SJ6475
Looking towards the stern inside the Anderton Lift tour boat.
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The Anderton Boat Lift
by Jeff Buck
geograph for square SJ6475
Built in 1875 by Edwin Clark, the Anderton Boat Lift provides a 50-foot (15.2 m)... (more)
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The Anderton Lift from the River Weaver
by Jeff Buck
geograph for square SJ6475
The Anderton Boat Lift seen from the tour boat on the River Weaver.
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