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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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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
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 - 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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Anderton Boat Lift from the south, river level
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SJ6475
Moored in the basin at the base of the Lift are 2 working narrow boats of the... (more)
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"Steam at the Lift" 2025 - the Anderton Boat Lift
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ6475
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Joining the Weaver from the Anderton Boat Lift, 1979
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SJ6475
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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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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 - 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
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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In the Anderton Boat Lift at canal level, 1979
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SJ6475
Ahead is the Trent & Mersey Canal - the junction is marked by the concrete... (more)
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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 Boat Lift
by Jeff Buck
geograph for square SJ6475
The upper Trent and Mersey Canal part of the lift.
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Anderton Boat Lift
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ6475
The iconic boat lift opened in 1875 to connect the River Weaver with the Trent... (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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Approaching the Caisson
by Jeff Buck
for square SJ6475
View from inside the tour boat as it approaches one of the caissons on the... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift - approach aqueduct
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ6475
Seen from the foot bridge over the access from the Trent and Mersey Canal. The... (more)
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Foxton Locks - An old barge at the top of the remains of the boat lift
by Chris Gorringe
geograph for square SP6989
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Disused Anderton Boat Lift
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ6475
The lift was then disused and the heavy machinery had been removed from its top... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift - through the gears
by Chris Allen
for square SJ6475
On the machinery deck some 80' above the River Weaver level and looking... (more)
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Foxton Locks - The bottom of the remains of the boat lift
by Chris Gorringe
geograph for square SP6989
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Foxton Locks - The top of the remains of the boat lift
by Chris Gorringe
geograph for square SP6989
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Exmouth Marina - Flying Boat
by Colin Smith
geograph for square SX9980
An Exeter-registered boat is lifted into position at Exmouth Marina.
Flats... (more)
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Ely - Boat Lift
by Colin Smith
geograph for square TL5479
Boat hoist at Jones Boatyard, the Cathedral Marina on the Great Ouse in Ely.... (more)
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NB 'Hannah' on the boat lift at Thames and Kennet Marina
by Philip Pankhurst
geograph for square SU7374
Narrowboat 'Hannah' has recently arrived to have her blacking renewed,... (more)
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Boat lift at Thames and Kennet Marina
by Philip Pankhurst
geograph for square SU7374
Narrowboat 'Hannah' has arrived to have her blacking renewed, making... (more)
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Boat lift
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF3132
Straddle-type yacht lift. There is, out of sight, a wet dock cut into the... (more)
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Anderton Boat Lift in 1985
by Kevin Waterhouse
geograph for square SJ6475
The lift shortly after being condemned with the wire ropes still in position
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The boat lift at Lee Valley White Water Centre
by Rod Allday
geograph for square TL3700
The lift raises the craft to the higher level so that they can descend the white... (more)
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Foxton Locks - An old barge at the top of the remains of the boat lift
by Chris Gorringe
geograph for square SP6989
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Narrowboat being lifted, Aynho Wharf
by David Martin
geograph for square SP4932
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Boat lift on the River Great Ouse
by David Martin
geograph for square TL5479
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Anderton Boat Lift
by michael ely
geograph for square SJ6475
View from the near the entrance to the visitor centre and cafe,
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By Portland Marina, Fortuneswell - silhouette of boat lifting gear
by Colin Park
for square SY6874
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Boat lift at Portishead Marina
by David Martin
geograph for square ST4776
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The Falkirk Wheel
by Trevor Harris
geograph for square NS8580
The world's first and currently only rotating boat lift. Seen here from... (more)
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