Sankey Canal lock at Fiddlers Ferry... © Matt Harrop cc-by-sa/2.0

2015

SJ5686 : Sankey Canal lock at Fiddlers Ferry Boatyard

Sankey Canal lock at Fiddlers Ferry Boatyard

Looking toward the Mersey from the lock at the Sankey Canal with snow settled on the banks of sludge making it looked unusually picturesque.

Geographical Context: Sport, Leisure Rivers, Streams, Drainage Air, Sky, Weather Canals Estuary, Marine Primary Subject: Canal Facility

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Looking [14] · Fiddler's Ferry Lock [9] ·

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Grid Square: SJ5686, 86 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Matt Harrop (more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 30 January, 2015 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 31 January, 2015
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 5609 8644 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:22.3790N 2:39.6867W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SJ 5610 8648
View Direction: South-southwest (about 202 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph

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SJ5686 : Station House & Railway Cottage - Sankey Canal SJ5686 : Fiddler's Ferry Level Crossing
The building seen here is the Stationmaster's house and cottage, rather than the station building, which was demolished in the 1960s. Further information on the station and the railway that runs here can be found at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/f/fidler%27s_ferry_&_penketh/index. shtml - this includes photos before and after closure and a history of the line.

Posted by JohnWebb on Fri, 20 Jun 2014 (0 comments)