HASKAYNE – 10 MILES NORTH OF LIVERPOOL
The Leeds to Liverpool Canal – 127 miles of man made waterway.
There are thousands of miles of man-made canals covering England. They are used today for leisure. Boating, fishing, walking or cycling the toe paths. They pass through farmland and cities and are a great way of getting back to nature. No traffic or roads and peaceful.
Many mature folks buy a canal boat when they retire and live on the waterways all year!
When this waterway was constructed it carried the cotton from the southern states of America. From the Port of Liverpool where it was offloaded from the ocean going ships to Horse-drawn canal barges. The huge cotton mills that lined the canal needed a constant supply of raw material to keep them producing rolls of woven material ready to export to the world. So the barges would take the finished rolls back to Liverpool where they were ready to load back onto the ships.
The mechanization of traditional hand made cloth was the start of the Industrial Revolution. From home made goods to huge factories producing at a lower cost.
No personal experience DrF.
l live a 5 minute walk to the above canal.
It’s nice to take a stroll – even when we have a cold winter !
http://new.englishholidaycruises.co.uk/
Looks interesting !
Interesting bit of history, GarryRF.
I know the canals in France have lots of canal cruises and barges one can rent, but I don’t know if the same is true of the UK. Do you have any experience with this?
No personal experience DrF.
l live a 5 minute walk to the above canal.
It’s nice to take a stroll – even when we have a cold winter !
http://new.englishholidaycruises.co.uk/
Looks interesting !
GarryRF, When the weather gets like that there, I thinks it’s time to visit Florida or Cuba!
Hi Rob. I think people who live in warm climates should be taught the pleasures of Winter ! Cold weather can be pleasant too – and fun !
Then when my fingers go numb I’ll go online and book the Caribbean !
People say “how lucky you are to go away 3 or 4 times a year”.
Yes – but I don’t drive a new car that brings me to tears when it gets scratched !
Getting my priorities right !!