On 14 Apr 2010, at 22:54, John, wrote: > Beeky - if you feel like a little stroll when you arrive in Runcorn > basin walk under the bridge approach and with a little tootling > around you'll find the line(s) of the old locks down to the river - > the original line running down towards Bridgewater House and the > newer line to the left. There's precious little of that left but you > might find the odd bit of stonework - I can remember those locks in > just about useable condition in the 50s! > If you do a GOOGLE EARTH for Runcorn and narrow down to the canal > basin and the bridge approach the original locks would be paralell > to Algernon Street and the newer locks just to the side of Percival > Lane - with a bit of imagination you can picture the lines from the > G E picture.
Thx John, will see what time is available and the disposition of the natives ! Beeky
