Leeds Liverpool and WW2

[CanalWalker]

I am doing another new page on my website, this one is about the canal during WW2. Most of it is about the Western Command stop line number 14, the anti-invasion pills boxes etc along the canal.

 

Does anyone have any facts or stories about the canal during the war? I know it was breached by a bomb in Bootle. And it must have been in use during the war. I think it was then that the white markings on bridges were painted for use in the black out.

 

Any stories, facts, informations, book recommendations etc would be appreciated!

[John Orentas]

Hi Red.

 

There was a thread running last year loosly based on Pill Boxes though mainly on the upper Thames.

 

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php...art=#entry67708

 

P.S. I did a bit of re-reading of the above only after I posted. You made a major contribution to it.

Edited June 28, 2007 by John Orentas

[CanalWalker]

Yes I found that thread while googling the subject! In fact the number one site was my own and the number two was that thread that I posted on!

 

maybe some of these sites will be interesting to someone here:

 

http://www.pillboxesuk.co.uk

 

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/projects/dob/index.html

 

http://www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk