Arthur Marshall Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Can anyone identify where this might have been taken? It must have been about 25 years ago, and as it's my son driving, it could have been somewhere between Leeds and Chester on the Leeds Liverpool or somewhere between Chester and Llangollen, as I think they were the only two long trips he did. Or it might even have been thirty years ago on the boats trip from Coventry just after I bought it. And I know the boat looks a disgrace - it looks a bit better now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Think it might be on the Trent and Mersey south of Middlewich, between Rumps Lock and the Booth Lane locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 28 minutes ago, Philip said: Think it might be on the Trent and Mersey south of Middlewich, between Rumps Lock and the Booth Lane locks. I was thinking that but it does not tie up with where the op says it could be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Marshall Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Which way would the boat be heading? If north, it could be on the way over to Chester from Coventry, which would have been the trip when it was bought. Would also explain the state of the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 13 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said: Which way would the boat be heading? If north, it could be on the way over to Chester from Coventry, which would have been the trip when it was bought. Would also explain the state of the boat. That makes more sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave123 Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Yes as it is heading north if that's the salt works outside middlewich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 33 minutes ago, Dave123 said: Yes as it is heading north if that's the salt works outside middlewich My thought too - before I got to your post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHutch Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 I was going to say, it looks oddly familiar but I couldnt exactly place it till I read the answer! Here; https//goo.gl/maps/SoGbjogG62u Daniel All the office buildings have since been demolished, about five years ago, leaving a bridge over the road and canal which now goes to knowhere having previously fed into the offices at first floor level. Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHutch Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 All the office buildings have since been demolished, about five years ago, leaving a bridge over the road and canal which now goes to knowhere having previously fed into the offices at first floor level. Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 I know the bridge but had not thought to follow up the history before! I'm not very good with looking up old Google views but have managed the 209 Street View at this loation and you can see the office building, being the only remaining building at that point. Not sure if this link will work: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.174204,-2.425785,3a,75y,62.12h,84.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMj1vR5YCW4PT3axxuy6QpA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Or even more with this one https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.1744861,-2.4260955,3a,75y,75.46h,96.55t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1swzOpPI9Et6-lHTF4y0HpWg!2e0!5s20090301T000000!7i13312!8i6656 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 or here http://cheshireimagebank.org.uk/frontend.php?pos=1&action=zoom&keywords=Ref_No_increment;MATCHES;(^| +)c08995($| +)&continueUrl=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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceinSanity Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 When we cruised that pound this summer, even the footbridge had gone, IIRC, and it looked like they were getting ready to build on the site of the saltworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 16 hours ago, DHutch said: I was going to say, it looks oddly familiar but I couldnt exactly place it till I read the answer! Here; https//goo.gl/maps/SoGbjogG62u Daniel All the office buildings have since been demolished, about five years ago, leaving a bridge over the road and canal which now goes to knowhere having previously fed into the offices at first floor level. Daniel I think there is a railway line running the length of that concrete building inside it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHutch Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 9 hours ago, Mike Todd said: Or even more with this one https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.1744861,-2.4260955,3a,75y,75.46h,96.55t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1swzOpPI9Et6-lHTF4y0HpWg!2e0!5s20090301T000000!7i13312!8i6656 Oh wow, they are ace. I've seen the building first hand, noticing it's grandness and the detail of the bridge going into it, and passed it after demolition, but not fully remembered it's scale. I also didn't know you could go back through the years of Google images. 5 hours ago, BruceinSanity said: When we cruised that pound this summer, even the footbridge had gone, IIRC, and it looked like they were getting ready to build on the site of the saltworks. Fair. Seems such a waste but then I guess times moves on and they/we no longer need formal offices. 3 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: I think there is a railway line running the length of that concrete building inside it. Wouldn't be surprised if there are tracks inside. I don't really know what actually happens there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 5 hours ago, BruceinSanity said: When we cruised that pound this summer, even the footbridge had gone, IIRC, and it looked like they were getting ready to build on the site of the saltworks. The bridge is still there but no access at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Dont kno who or what now but at the time Cerebus Salt Worrks Edited December 31, 2018 by X Alan W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 So what happened to the salt "alps" that used to be beside the buildings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, cuthound said: So what happened to the salt "alps" that used to be beside the buildings? They've all gone over people's chips and on their boiled eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 wrong type of salt, probably been spread on the roads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 7 hours ago, cuthound said: So what happened to the salt "alps" that used to be beside the buildings? There are still piles of salt and that big building looks to be full of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pluto Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Charlie Atkins would tell the story of the foreman at one of the saltworks who always had a boiled egg during his morning break, and who would walk out to one of the mounds of salt with a teaspoon, in which he put a little salt for seasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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