Start of our walk |
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London Road bridge (Bridge 15) |
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The canal at Stockton Heath |
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Red Lane bridge (Bridge 14) |
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Hough's bridge (Bridge 13) |
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Lots of trees |
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Walton Lea bridge (Bridge 12) |
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A boat passes us |
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Nice houses as we approach Higher Walton |
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Walton bridge (Bridge 11) |
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Boats moored at Higher Walton |
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Chester Road bridge (Bridge 10) |
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Chester Road underbridge (Bridge 9A) |
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Thomason's bridge (Bridge 9) |
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Nice house in open countryside |
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Acton Grange bridge (Bridge 8) close to Moore |
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Fiddlers Ferry Power Station |
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Houses and shop at Moore Village |
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Nice old house on the canal at Moore |
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A long and a not so long narrow boat |
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Moore bridge (Bridge 7) |
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A narrow boat at Moore |
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A view across open, flat countryside |
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Daresbury Innovation Centre
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Moorefield bridge (Bridge 6) |
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Old crane by Moorefield bridge (Bridge 6) |
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Another view of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station |
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Pipe bridge |
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Expressway bridge (not numbered) |
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Part of the Daresbury Innovation Centre |
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Keckwick bridge (Bridge 5) |
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Part of the Daresbury Innovation Centre |
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Keckwick Hill bridge (Bridge 4) |
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What is this structure? An old water tower?
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George Gleave's bridge (Bridge 3) |
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A narrow boat passes us at Daresbury |
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Another view of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station |
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Getting higher, looking down to the railway line
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View from Red Brow underbridge (Bridge 2A) |
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Red Brow underbridge (Bridge 2A) |
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M56 motorway bridge |
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Junction of the Bridgewater towards Runcorn (to the right) |
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Preston Brook bridge (Bridge 1) |
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Houses at Preston Brook |
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Trendy flats at Preston Brook
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Signpost at Preston Brook Tunnel (1272 yards)
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Fumes from Preston Brook Tunnel |
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A narrow boat leaves Preston Brook Tunnel
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Preston Brook Tunnel |
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We doubled back to Preston Brook junction |
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Brook House at Preston Brook |
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Boats moored at Preston Brook |
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Preston Brook junction |
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Heading from Preston Brook junction to Runcorn |
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End of towpath |
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Norton Arm of the Bridgewater Canal |
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Around the houses and down Marina Lane... |
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...Which was a long, narrow road |
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Preston Brook marina |
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Cawley's bridge (Bridge 68) |
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View from Cawley's bridge (Bridge 68) |
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Borrow's bridge (Bridge 69) |
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Unnamed railway bridge (Bridge 70) |
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Housing at Norton |
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The Bridgewater Canal at Norton |
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Norton Town bridge (Bridge 71) |
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View from the canal at Norton |
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New Norton bridge (not numbered) |
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Norton bridge (Bridge 72) |
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View from Norton bridge (Bridge 72) |
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New Norton Townfield bridge (Bridge 73) |
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Old Norton Townfield bridge (Bridge 74) |
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Mural at Norton |
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Greens bridge (Bridge 75)
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Sharp right turn at Castlefields |
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Busway bridge (Bridge 76) |
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Astmoor Spine Road bridge (Bridge 77) |
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The towpath at Castlefields |
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Astmoor bridge (Bridge 78) |
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Expressway bridges (Bridge 79 and 80)
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Is that a chap up a ladder?
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Bate's bridge (Bridge 81) |
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Runcorn bridge in background |
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Boats moored close to Runcorn |
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Boats moored close to Runcorn |
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Unnamed footbridge (Bridge 82)
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Expressway bridge (Bridge 83) |
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Runcorn Co-operative Society, 1893
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Delph bridge (Bridge 84) |
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Signs of old industry as we approach Runcorn
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Sprinch Arm, a minor junction |
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Nice building at Sprinch Arm junction
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Busway bridge (Bridge 85) |
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Victoria Arm, a minor junction |
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Unnamed footbridge (Bridge 86) |
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Final approach to Runcorn |
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Urban decay at Runcorn
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Doctor's bridge (Bridge 87)
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Runcorn-Widness Bridge Approach bridge (Bridge 88) |
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Graffiti at Runcorn
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The end is nigh |
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Waterloo bridge (Bridge 89)
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The Waterloo Pub, aka The Archer...
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Thomas looking happy as we've completed our 2nd canal |
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Looking back from Waterloo bridge (Bridge 89) |
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