Anderton to Runcorn

On  Friday morning we left the Weaver going up in the Anderton lift this time alongside nb Legend.

"Smile, you're on camera", passing the boats coming down

looking down on you

There are more pictures and info on the Anderton lift here from when we came down last Sunday.

The stretch of the the Trent & Mersey ahead of us, to its end at Preston Brook has 3 tunnels in a space of a few miles.

Barnton Tunnel

with quite a bend in the middle

coming out of Saltersford Tunnel

amd Preston Brook Tunnel

looking up one of the ventilation shafts.

At the junction with the Bridgewater canal, we first of all turned towards Runcorn.
Runcorn itself is not a very exciting town, although we found a good chinese take-away, but we got some good views of the splendid bridge across the Ship Canal and River Mersey.

first sighting of the Runcorn Silver Jubiliee Bridge

Waterloo Bridge - the terminus of the Bridgwater Canal

across the town from the Canal

alongside the railway bridge

finding it hard to get it all in one frame

across the Manchester Ship Canal and over the wall is the River Mersey.

And finally a promise of things to come.....

Bramble bushes full of flower - Blackberries on the way

12 miles, 0 locks, 3 tunnels