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Chester
... his wife was operating the sluices and the gates. It looked like hard work as they were going up a "staircase" lock and had to fill the top lock first, then fill the next lock down using the same water, then fill the top lock again when they had got the boat into it. Apparently going down is a bit easier. It was interesting to see the steps they had to go through to make sure that all the ...
Ellesmere
Back down the motorway on Thursday to Ellesmere Port where the Waterways museum is. I guess you have to like boats, especially narrow boats, to enjoy a day out here. Just like yeaterday the weather was kind n the morning, but by 3.30 it was getting dark and cold.
still, we had a good look around the museum and spent about three hours there. Lots of things to see and in summer there are boat trips up the canal.
A good day out.
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A clean day out
... Sunlight Soap. Mr Lever became Lord something and his company merged with a Danish company to became one of the largest in the world, Unilever.
He built Port Sunlight as housing for his workers and they were the best their was at that time. Hot and cold water, large and comfortable. The village had a swimming pool, community halls and lots ...
We get around...
... information, but standing next to the dish is an experience. After that we had a flying visit to my old home town but didn't stop there. Just had a drive around a few places we didn't cover last time. We are thinking of going back and spending a night or two at a pub and seeing all the bits we missed. Weekends are the only time some places are open so we need to plan ahead and check opening times on the internet before ...
Walled City
Drove from Llandudno to Chester one of the best examples left of a Roman fortified city. We walked around the upper part of the original wall and stood on the look out for the main gates over the original bridge into Chester, it has a weir running beneath it and was very picturesque . Followed the wall to other gates and features including a Roman garden beside the wall, there was a young children's ...