photo: David Long
Narrowboats passing ocean-going ships on the Manchester Ship Canal near Latchford.
Entering Latchford Lock, looking back towards Warrington.
Thelwall Viaduct, carrying the M6 motorway across the Ship Canal, looking west. Latchford railway viaduct is seen in the distance.
The Mersey Ferry "Royal Iris" carrying sightseers on a cruise between Liverpool and Manchester, with Thelwall Viaduct in the background.
Irlam railway viaduct, with Mersey Weir on the right, where the River Mersey flows into the Ship Canal.
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