Work is now well under way on the construction of Liverpool's Canal Link between Stanley Dock and Albert Dock. The link will extend the Leeds and Liverpool Canal through the former docks area and past the Pier Head to one of the city's most popular tourist venues.
Most of the area between Princes Dock and Canning Dock is now a construction site. In addition to the canal link, the new Museum of Liverpool and a Cruise Liner Facility and Ferry Terminal are also being built. The excavation has unearthed some relics of Liverpool's past, including a Victorian sewer, a 250-year-old river wall, ornate stones from 1673 from Liverpool's old Town Hall, and remnants of Manchester Dock and Chester Basin. Two new pages of photos have been added to Pennine Waterways web site showing work on the Liverpool Canal Link. See http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/ll/liverpool-link11.htm P.S. I had to amend the subject of this message as our friends at Orange bounced my original post, as "canal" is clearly a vulgar word! -- Martin Clark Internet Boaters' Database http://www.boaterweb.co.uk Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk
