The chances of anything coming from Mars?
An industrial monster but a rather impressive monster at that.
A view of one of the seven wonders of the waterways, the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire.
A design dating back to 1785 by Edwin Clark, this feat of engineering allowed boats to be lifted or lowered 50 feet from the River Weaver at the lower level up to the Trent and Mersey canal above. It is affectionately known as the Catherdral of the canals.
It operated until closure in 1983 due to corrosion but has been restored and reopened in 2002.
It has a pair of caissons, which are watertight, that act to counterbalance each other. It originally operated by an hydraulic method but following problems with this system it was converted to an electrical method using counterwieghts in 1908.
This piece of engineering is one of only two in the country and has been designated a Scheduled Monument.
The chances of anything coming from Mars?
An industrial monster but a rather impressive monster at that.
A view of one of the seven wonders of the waterways, the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire.
A design dating back to 1785 by Edwin Clark, this feat of engineering allowed boats to be lifted or lowered 50 feet from the River Weaver at the lower level up to the Trent and Mersey canal above. It is affectionately known as the Catherdral of the canals.
It operated until closure in 1983 due to corrosion but has been restored and reopened in 2002.
It has a pair of caissons, which are watertight, that act to counterbalance each other. It originally operated by an hydraulic method but following problems with this system it was converted to an electrical method using counterwieghts in 1908.
This piece of engineering is one of only two in the country and has been designated a Scheduled Monument.