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Posted on: Friday May 17, 2019 at: 6:10 pm
…on the Anderton Lift that is!
On Wednesday we managed to meet up again with our good friends Rob and Susan on their boat Copperkins II. As we were both by the Anderton Lift, we decided to go down on it together. Brandy Pad last went down on the lift a couple of years ago, and I posted some photos then.
The Anderton Lift takes you from the Trent and Mersey Canal onto the River Weaver, by lowering the boat 50 feet in a caisson full of water. Originally built in 1875, a second companion caisson normally comes up as you go down, counterbalancing the load, but on this occasion the second one was out of commission (it had developed a leak), so there was a substantial delay. We eventually made the trip, however, and then moored up together for the night on a nearby pontoon.
On this occasion, I took a video of the trip, so if you ever wondered what things look like from the helm, this is a chance to find out. It takes approximately 45 minutes to complete the trip, so I have removed the waiting times involved, while water levels are balanced, and increased the speed of the video by around 7 times. A green dot in the corner indicates the faster sections, although you will probably be able to tell anyway.
tHANK YOU FOR THE RIDE,,,IT WAS A ,,,WISH I WAS THERE TRIP…..XX
It was great to meet up with you both again.
The lift is an amazing structure.
Many thanks for posting the video.
Amazing piece of film – well done Kit. Nice to see Helen, Rob and Susan as well. All looking very impressive!