- Location
- Manchester
The old lions of Heaton Park on my first ride of the new year.
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- Manchester
A new experience this afternoon..... I was gritted by the gritting gritter machine
- Location
- Manchester
An old toll bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal
That looks a really interesting bridge. Could you give a bit more of a clue as to its location.
- Location
- Manchester
It is the most common route to cycle to get to the Cheshire lanes from the west side of Manchester.
Warburton Bridge, Warrington, Lymm WA13 9RW
The toll to cross the 110-year-old Warburton Toll Bridge spanning the Manchester Ship Canal near Lymm is12p. Free for Cycists and pedestrians. It was originally made under an ancient law to allow horses and carts to cross between the old Cheshire and Lancashire boundary The Manchester Ship Canal Company, which collects the cash, insists the money is needed to pay for maintenance. There can be long queues of traffic waiting to pay at rush hour times! You can just about filter past.
These are my views from the bridge yesterday:
Towards Manchester.
Towards Liverpool.
Apart from the motorway bridges, most of the bridges that go over The Manchester Ship Canal are very old. There are some new ones for pedestians that you can wheel your bike over, around Media City.
From Wikipedia:
Warburton Bridge is a privately owned statutory tolled undertaking which incorporates a public highway road length. The high-level cantilever bridge crosses the Manchester Ship Canal on the B5159 road, connecting the A57 with the A6144, and was commissioned under the Rixton & Warburton Bridge Act 1863. The original stone bridge spanned the River Mersey prior to its later diversion into the Manchester Ship Canal. Both bridges and the unadopted approach roads are privately maintained.[35] It is one of the few remaining pre-motorway toll bridges in the United Kingdom,[10] and the only one in Greater Manchester.[36]
Thanks for that information. I visit family in Sale so it's not far from there. I will try to get to see it when I am across that way again.
- Location
- Manchester
Pub recommendation : The Vine.
Attraction recommendation : Dunham Massey (National Trust)
Cafes recommendation: The Lavender Barn or The Red House Farm
Been to Dunham Massey, we had an excellent day there early last summer.
- Location
- Manchester
Then you weren't far from the bridge!
Just had a good look on Google maps and think I spotted the bridge. Looks like a ride from Sale might be in the offing sometime in the not too distant future. Thanks for all the info. Much appreciated.
marknotgeorge
Hol den Vorschlaghammer!
- Location
- Derby.
May I humbly submit this (click to embiggen):
My new Hendricks next to what I think is a disused tram recorder. I used Aviary in Flickr to colour splash the tram recorder, which I think looks quite subtle and appealing (the bit in the bottom corner is where the paint's worn away, not where I've missed!).
Here's the original for comparison:
And a closeup of the manufacturer's plate inside the box:
My new Hendricks next to what I think is a disused tram recorder. I used Aviary in Flickr to colour splash the tram recorder, which I think looks quite subtle and appealing (the bit in the bottom corner is where the paint's worn away, not where I've missed!).
Here's the original for comparison:
And a closeup of the manufacturer's plate inside the box:
djb1971
Legendary Member
- Location
- Far Far Away
For some reason I keep reading that as 'avec potsy'
