Anderton Boat Lift

I first remember becoming aware of the name of the Anderton Lift when it appeared on a postage stamp decades ago, either in the 60s or 70s. I had no idea about canals then, so noticed an unusual structure with a distinctive shape and thought no more of it than other names like Jodrell Bank or the Forth Bridge. Years passed by, and then I was staying in Cheshire, and was taken to Anderton to see the lift. This was in the early 1980s. In those days, you could park fairly near, and then had to cut your way through undergrowth to get near. The impressive but sad sight that greeted me was of a huge rusting metal mulit-legged beast facing the wide waters of the ...  Read the complete review

I’m telling you, this is one huge construction! Not at all what you’d expect to find on a canal. Not only is it huge, it’s ugly too! My best friend’s a canal enthusiast and as she’s recently been staying at mine, she dragged me all over the show to look at canal things. I drove, she admired the Cheshire countryside. It was nice though, because I like canals too, just not as much as she does. The Anderton Boat Lift was re-opened on 27th March, the day after Carol arrived, having stood unused since it’s closure in 1983, so a drive up to Northwich was inevitable. The lift, built in 1875 and known as “The ...  Read the complete review