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Waterway Collection

Background imageWaterway Collection: General scene showing vehicles alongside the Runcorn to Widnes Transporter Bridge

General scene showing vehicles alongside the Runcorn to Widnes Transporter Bridge. 27th November 1953

Background imageWaterway Collection: Aerial view showing the new Runcorn - Widnes bridge across the River Mersey

Aerial view showing the new Runcorn - Widnes bridge across the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal. On the right of the picture is the bridge that it was built to replace

Background imageWaterway Collection: A direct hit on the Birmingham to Worcester canal at the Bournville canal tunnel

A direct hit on the Birmingham to Worcester canal at the Bournville canal tunnel, Draining the canal of millions of gallons of water and flooding the nearby Cadburys factory. 4th December 1940

Background imageWaterway Collection: The Battle of Arnhem. The British Second Army linked with airbourne troops at Eindhoven

The Battle of Arnhem. The British Second Army linked with airbourne troops at Eindhoven on 19th September and drove on another 37 miles towards Nijmege

Background imageWaterway Collection: A congested River Hull as the new Drypool bridge, Hull is lowered for the first time

A congested River Hull as the new Drypool bridge, Hull is lowered for the first time. 21st April 1961

Background imageWaterway Collection: Old London Bridge, across The River Thames, London. Picture is looking down river

Old London Bridge, across The River Thames, London. Picture is looking down river, towards Tower Bridge, The Docks and eventually The North Sea and English Channel. Picture taken 23rd July 1965

Background imageWaterway Collection: Firemen and rescue worker survey the scene after a direct hit on the Birmingham to

Firemen and rescue worker survey the scene after a direct hit on the Birmingham to Worcester canal at the Bournville canal tunnel

Background imageWaterway Collection: The crater left after a direct hit on the Birmingham to Worcester canal at the Bournville

The crater left after a direct hit on the Birmingham to Worcester canal at the Bournville canal tunnel, Draining the canal of millions of gallons of water and flooding the nearby Cadburys factory

Background imageWaterway Collection: In May 1940, just a month before the Battle of Britain, a small group of local Defence

In May 1940, just a month before the Battle of Britain, a small group of local Defence Volunteers from Nottingham and the surrounding districts

Background imageWaterway Collection: General view showing the new Runcorn - Widnes bridge in the final stages of construction

General view showing the new Runcorn - Widnes bridge in the final stages of construction, across the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal

Background imageWaterway Collection: Workman repair the railings on Victoria Dock basin as in the background the new Drypool

Workman repair the railings on Victoria Dock basin as in the background the new Drypool bridge is lowered for the first time over the River Hull. 21st April 1961

Background imageWaterway Collection: Venice, Italy, 20th October 1995

Venice, Italy, 20th October 1995

Background imageWaterway Collection: Coventry Canal Basin

Coventry Canal Basin

Background imageWaterway Collection: Coventry Canal Basin. Derelict area waiting for redevelopment

Coventry Canal Basin. Derelict area waiting for redevelopment

Background imageWaterway Collection: Coventry Canal Basin. Early Victorian storage vaults facing demolition

Coventry Canal Basin. Early Victorian storage vaults facing demolition

Background imageWaterway Collection: The Royal Yacht Britannia on St Lawrence river on the Canadian border during the Royal

The Royal Yacht Britannia on St Lawrence river on the Canadian border during the Royal tour of Canada July 1959

Background imageWaterway Collection: Four miles west of Manchester, between Stretford and Worsley

Four miles west of Manchester, between Stretford and Worsley, is one of the wonders of the waterway world - the Barton Swing Aqueduct, carrying the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal


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