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On this day in 2017 View from the side hatch, Macclesfield canal near Four Lane Ends Never seen one on a canal before
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On this day in 2007 Liverpool docks - was this the infamous lightship?
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On this day in 2007 Harecastle tunnel
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Postscript. We went back to Liverpool via the link in May 2018. The canal was certainly a lot cleaner and easier. Salthouse dock had changed a bit and my boat has changed colour
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Finally, we made it back into the commercial docks Passing the assault carrier HMS Albion on the way We had intended to go through the Ribble link, but 2007 was the year of the summer floods and the Ribble was impassable So we went to Bugsworth basin instead
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A support/rescue vessel provided by HMS Albion. An LCVP Mk5, I think Once again, we had to wait for the lock as a tall ship was leaving. This was a bit more interesting as it was quite breezy and choppy
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The return journey was more interesting. It was cloudy and there was a bit of a breeze. Exiting the half-tide lock A rather splendid boat Us on the Mersey (photo courtesy of a friend)
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I think it was the only widebeam present. They wern't all that common in the North in 2007 We all moored for 10 days in Salthouse dock They were building Liverpool One at the time. We were able to explore Liverpool and its surroundings. We visited the tall ships and the assult ship HMS Albion which were moored in the commercial docks and open for visits. We also went to Crosby beach to look at Anthony Gormley's installation "Another Place"
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It had been an excellent day. The weather was calm and sunny. The views of Liverpool from the Mersey were stunning and, to cap it all, it was my 60th birthday
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We had to lookout for the Mersey Ferry Waiting for the half-tide lock to be ready The lock is finally open and boats can go in We had to wait awhile in Canning dock Finally we were able to transit Albert dock on our way to mooring in SAlthouse Dock
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Passing the Victoria Clock Tower and the Three Graces Liverpool Waterfront
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On the 8th June the flotilla was taken down the Stanley flight and assebled in Collingwood and Salisbury docks, before setting off through the commercial docks We had to keep together as there were several swing bridges which the port authorities would only open for a short time. Eventually we arrived at Langton lock. The walls were very high and it was not easy keeping control with a few other boats hanging on to you. Eventually, the gate opened and he Mersey was in front of us.
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Yes, it was bandit country in 2007, hence the BW escort. More pictures tomorrow, onto the Mersey
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THe flotilla gathered in the Eldonian village ready to go down the Stanley flight and through the commercial docks There were 50+ boats involved
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The canal approaching Liverpool was not very clean I am not sure how they got that upside down
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A few days later, boats gathered waiting for BW to open a swing bridge passage to the Eldoinan village was assisted by BW
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Hello. I have been lurking on this forum for a long time, long enough to remember Moley, Maffi and even John Orentas. I thought it was about time I posted something, especially as posts I have been reading keep disappearing into the Politics forum which I currently can't read Anyway, I wondered if anyone on the forum went on the Coal and Cotton Rally. This was a cruise from Leeds to Liverpool organised by BW. It was to be the last time boats would be able to use the commercial docks to access Salthouse dock via the Mersey. The link was supposed to open in 2008 for access, but it was delayed a year. Some of our friends did the whole trip, but we joined at Wigan, via the Leigh Branch We moored at Wigan pier, which was open then. In the Orwell pub we meet to ex-working boaters, Henry and Phyllis. They we taking their boss's boat to Liverpool so that he could cruise it on the Mersey
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I don'think all Alvechurch boats were sponsored. During the 80's they sold older fleet boats to Guildford Boat Centre.I was offered the chance to move one there from Alvechurch sometime in the late 80's
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