Nature’s rivers were identified very early on in our history as routes of least resistance where early travellers could build their towns and roads (later railways too). It is also well known that canals often interacted with navigable rivers. No surprise then that road traffic and boat traffic sometimes have to work together. A good example of this is a lift bridge on the A578 and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.Bob Sanders looks at the Plank Road Swing Bridge, operated by boaters but often causing mayhem for local traffic.
Bob Sanders explores the intertidal zone between Boaters, Cyclists, Anglers, Walkers, Dog Walkers, Canoeists, and commercial boat trips, in, on, and around the canal network
This edition explores the intertidal zone between history and the 21st Century Canal system within Wigan. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal reached Wigan from Liverpool in 1781. 2019-1781=238 years ago!
Last time the Intertidal topic was all about a true intertidal zone in the North West of England, with Canal and River and walk and cycling and an historic Pub! Accessible from the River Mersey and PART of the Sankey Canal and road and Trans Pennine Trail. This time we Go West! That is to say, further west along both the ‘interrupted’ lovely canal and further downstream of the River Mersey.Sankey Canal & Trans Pennine Way:
This time the Inter tidal topic is all about a true inter tidal zone in the North West of England, with Canal, River, walking, cycling and an historic Pub! Accessible from the River Mersey and PART of the Sankey Canal and road and Trans Pennine Trail.
Welcome everyone, to my second article, and please remember that I'm not a professional writer, although I have been 'published' before and have had my photos published on the BBC (weather) ;-) I'm just a Lancashire lad, more in to having a fireside chat than writing a column or knowing it all!
Welcome everyone, and to get us off on the right foot, I'm not a professional writer, although I have been 'published' before and have had my photo's published on the BBC (weather) ;-) I'm just a Lancashire lad, more having a fireside chat than writing a column or knowing it all!
