Lancaster Canal Images
Photographs of the Lancaster Canal and it's Glasson Branch. The 66km / 41 mile Lancaster Canal was built to carry trade between Kendal and Preston
Braithwaites Bridge No. 146 on the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal near Burton in Kendal, Cumbria.
Milestone and Braithwaites Bridge on the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal at Burton In Kendal, Cumbria. Milestone.
The 1816.milestone is inscribed with 15 on on the south Side and 12 on the North side referring to the miles to Kendal and Lancaster.
The Keer Aqueduct, Capernwray, Lancashire.
A single span aqueduct built by John Rennie in 1797 to carry the Lancaster Canal over the River Keer.
The Keer Aqueduct, Capernwray, Lancashire..
A single span aqueduct built by John Rennie in 1797 to carry the Lancaster Canal over the River Keer.
'Waterwitch' moored on the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal at Crooklands in Cumbria.
Since its formation in 1963 the main objective of the Lancaster Canal Trust has been to restore and reopen to navigation the length of canal from Tewitfield, just north of Carnforth, to Kendal. No booking is necessary to enjoy a 40 minute cruise along the canal - available on Bank Holidays and every Sunday from Easter until the end of September.
'Waterwitch' moored on the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal at Crooklands in Cumbria.
Since its formation in 1963 the main objective of the Lancaster Canal Trust has been to restore and reopen to navigation the length of canal from Tewitfield, just north of Carnforth, to Kendal. No booking is necessary to enjoy a 40 minute cruise along the canal - available on Bank Holidays and every Sunday from Easter until the end of September.
'Waterwitch' moored on the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal at Crooklands in Cumbria, England, UK.
Since its formation in 1963, the main objective of the Lancaster Canal Trust has been to restore and reopen to navigation, the length of canal from Tewitfield to Kendal.
Mattisons Bridge, No 168 on the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal near Crooklands in Cumbria.
Here the canal has a green covering of duckweed - lemna minor.
Mute swan and yellow water lily on the Lancaster Canal near Crooklands in Cumbria.
Galgate Marina and Galgate Bridge no. 86, Galgate, Lancashire.
A swan swims towards bridge 86 on the Lancaster Canal.
Junction Bridge and Lock number 1, Galgate, Lancashire.
Bridge Number 1 and Lock 1 on the Glasson Branch of the Lancaster Canal. The Glasson branch was opened in 1826 to provide the Lancaster Canal with its only link to the sea. This 4.8km (3 mile) stretch of canal to Glasson Basin has six locks. A final set of locks leads into the dock to gain access to the Lune Estuary and Irish Sea.
Byerworth Bridge, number 60 on the Lancaster Canal at Garstang, Lancashire.
Wyre Aqueduct, Bridge Number 61, carrying the Lancaster Canal over the River Wyre at Garstang, Lancashire.
The aqueduct was built in 1797 to a design by John Rennie.
Wyre Aqueduct, Bridge Number 61, carrying the Lancaster Canal over the River Wyre at Garstang, Lancashire.
Blind Lane Bridge, no 115 on the Lancaster Canal at Townfield Lane, Hest Bank, Lancashire.
Opened in 1797.
The Hincaster Tunnel, Hincaster near Heversham in Cumbria.
The Hincaster Tunnel was built to take the Lancaster Canal close to Sedgwick Gunpowder Works, and was completed on Christmas Day 1817. The tunnel has no towpath, and laden barges would have been rope-hauled by horses taken over the hill, rather than 'legged' through the tunnel. The 346 metre long tunnel, lined with about four million bricks was built by engineer Thomas Fletcher. It was last used by commercial boats in 1944.
Nelson's Bridge No. 153 over the Lancaster Canal at Holme in South Cumbria.