Thursday 21st November

Photo Tour

Under Northway bridge (Bridge 12A)

Under Northway bridge (Bridge 12A)

Maghull Hall swing bridge (Bridge 12)

Maghull Hall swing bridge (Bridge 12)

Boats moored at Maghull Hall swing bridge

Boats moored at Maghull Hall swing bridge

Draper's bridge (Bridge 11B)

Draper's bridge (Bridge 11B)

A local football match by the canal

A local football match by the canal

Unnamed railway bridge (Bridge 11A)

Unnamed railway bridge (Bridge 11A)

M58 motorway bridge, not numbered

M58 motorway bridge, not numbered

Under the M58 bridge

Under the M58 bridge

Melling Stone bridge (Bridge 11)

Melling Stone bridge (Bridge 11)

Open countryside at Melling

Open countryside at Melling

11 miles to Liverpool, 116¼ miles to Leeds

11 miles to Liverpool, 116¼ miles to Leeds

Holmes Swing bridge (Bridge 10)

Holmes Swing bridge (Bridge 10)

Little used canal, note plant life

Little used canal, note plant life

New housing by the canal

New housing by the canal

Ledson's bridge (Bridge 9C)

Ledson's bridge (Bridge 9C)

Pipe bridge and M57 motorway bridge, not numbered

Pipe bridge and M57 motorway bridge, not numbered

Aqueduct over the River Alt

Aqueduct over the River Alt

Pipe bridge and Hancock's swing bridge (Bridge 9)

Pipe bridge and Hancock's swing bridge (Bridge 9)

View towards Aintree race course

View towards Aintree race course

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Residential area at Aintree

Residential area at Aintree

Blue Anchor pub at Aintree

Blue Anchor pub at Aintree

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Blue Anchor bridge (Bridge 8)

Blue Anchor bridge (Bridge 8)

Under Blue Anchor bridge, evidence of little boat traffic

Under Blue Anchor bridge, evidence of little boat traffic

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9 miles to Liverpool, 118¼ miles to Leeds

9 miles to Liverpool, 118¼ miles to Leeds

Old Roan bridge (Bridge 7D)

Old Roan bridge (Bridge 7D)

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Unnamed railway bridge (Bridge 7C)

Unnamed railway bridge (Bridge 7C)

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Paradox clock tower

Paradox clock tower

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Pipe bridge and Dunning's bridge (Bridge 7A)

Pipe bridge and Dunning's bridge (Bridge 7A)

8 miles to Liverpool, 119¼ miles to Leeds

8 miles to Liverpool, 119¼ miles to Leeds

Copy bridge (Bridge 7)

Copy bridge (Bridge 7)

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Housing by the canal at Netherton

Housing by the canal at Netherton

Netherton swing bridge (Bridge 6)

Netherton swing bridge (Bridge 6)

Housing at Netherton

Housing at Netherton

Housing at Netherton

Housing at Netherton

Housing at Netherton

Housing at Netherton

Fleetwood's bridge (Bridge 5A)

Fleetwood's bridge (Bridge 5A)

Swift's bridge (Bridge 5)

Swift's bridge (Bridge 5)

Gorsey Lane bridge (Bridge 4A)

Gorsey Lane bridge (Bridge 4A)

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Cookson's Bridge pub, time for lunch

Cookson's Bridge pub, time for lunch

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Lots of plant life and dragon flies

Lots of plant life and dragon flies

Unnamed footbridge (no number)

Unnamed footbridge (no number)

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Modern canalside apartments

Modern canalside apartments

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Unnamed footbridge (no number)

Unnamed footbridge (no number)

Unnamed footbridge (Bridge 3)

Unnamed footbridge (Bridge 3)

Housing and industry from the towpath

Housing and industry from the towpath

Litherland bridges (Bridge 2J)

Litherland bridges (Bridge 2J)

Litherland bridges (Bridge 2I)

Litherland bridges (Bridge 2I)

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Getting more built-up as we approach Liverpool

Getting more built-up as we approach Liverpool

Unnamed railway bridge (Bridge 2H)

Unnamed railway bridge (Bridge 2H)

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New canalside apartments in Bootle

New canalside apartments in Bootle

Unnamed footbridge (Bridge 2G)

Unnamed footbridge (Bridge 2G)

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Kids on a makeshift raft

Kids on a makeshift raft

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Industrial buildings in Bootle

Industrial buildings in Bootle

Industrial decline in Bootle

Industrial decline in Bootle

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Unnamed road bridge (Bridge 2E)

Unnamed road bridge (Bridge 2E)

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Walls, bridges and barbed wire

Walls, bridges and barbed wire

Marsh Lane bridge (Bridge 2C)

Marsh Lane bridge (Bridge 2C)

The canal winds its way through Bootle

The canal winds its way through Bootle

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Litherland Road bridge (Bridge 2B)

Litherland Road bridge (Bridge 2B)

3 miles to Liverpool, 124¼ miles to Leeds

3 miles to Liverpool, 124¼ miles to Leeds

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Towpath changes sides

Towpath changes sides

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Changeline bridge (Bridge 2)

Changeline bridge (Bridge 2)

Pipe bridge and bingo hall

Pipe bridge and bingo hall

Industry and flats

Industry and flats

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Housing and flats in Liverpool

Housing and flats in Liverpool

Unnamed bridge (no number) and kids on raft

Unnamed bridge (no number) and kids on raft

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Modern canalside apartments

Modern canalside apartments

Caroline Street Changeline bridge (Bridge 1)

Caroline Street Changeline bridge (Bridge 1)

Caroline Street Changeline bridge (Bridge 1)

Caroline Street Changeline bridge (Bridge 1)

The Little Merton Pub

The Little Merton Pub

Unnamed bridge (Bridge O)

Unnamed bridge (Bridge O)

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Dumping ground

Dumping ground

Very quiet towpath in Liverpool

Very quiet towpath in Liverpool

Unnamed bridge (Bridge N)

Unnamed bridge (Bridge N)

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Bus depot for Maghull Coaches

Bus depot for Maghull Coaches

Unnamed road bridge (Bridge M)

Unnamed road bridge (Bridge M)

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Tool mural at bridge M

Tool mural at bridge M

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Heavily buit-up area as we approach the end

Heavily buit-up area as we approach the end

Unnamed footbridge (Bridge L)

Unnamed footbridge (Bridge L)

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Not far now! 2 miles to Liverpool, 125¼ miles to Leeds

Not far now! 2 miles to Liverpool, 125¼ miles to Leeds

Unnamed footbridge (Bridge K)

Unnamed footbridge (Bridge K)

Industrial decline and chimneys

Industrial decline and chimneys

Old canal wharf building

Old canal wharf building

Unnamed road bridge (Bridge I)

Unnamed road bridge (Bridge I)

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Unnamed railway bridge (Bridge H)

Unnamed railway bridge (Bridge H)

Public art display, only joking

Public art display, only joking

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Unnamed road bridge (Bridge F)

Unnamed road bridge (Bridge F)

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Old, restored canalside building

Old, restored canalside building

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Boundary bridge (Bridge E)

Boundary bridge (Bridge E)

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Plaque on Boundary bridge (Bridge E)

Plaque on Boundary bridge (Bridge E)

Athol Vaults pub awaits demolition

Athol Vaults pub awaits demolition

Leigh bridge (Bridge D)

Leigh bridge (Bridge D)

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Lightbody Street bridge (Bridge C)

Lightbody Street bridge (Bridge C)

Almost there, 127 miles to Leeds

Almost there, 127 miles to Leeds

Junction near to the end

Junction near to the end

Junction down to the locks

Junction down to the locks

Railway bridge between locks 2 and 3

Railway bridge between locks 2 and 3

Lock number 2

Lock number 2

Lock number 1

Lock number 1

Lock number 1

Lock number 1

Almost there, city centre in background

Almost there, city centre in background

Vauxhall bridge, the last one, not numbered

Vauxhall bridge, the last one, not numbered

The final stretch

The final stretch

Eldonian Basin, the end

Eldonian Basin, the end

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Eldonian Basin, the end

Eldonian Basin, the end

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One last look back

One last look back

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Scruffy Glass House pub on Vauxhall Road

Scruffy Glass House pub on Vauxhall Road

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