New Canal Link

[Norm NZ]

"I think it's starting to look fabulous"! Thanks to all for the links and pics. Cheers

[gregs dad]

Very near completion now with the locks finished and Princes Dock filled in again. A bit disappionted though, see pic 3 rubbish, in the catchment water by the locks. It doesn`t bode well for summer when more people will be about. Looks like the council will have to have to employ canal cleaners as well as street cleaners.

[Norm NZ]

"Great Pics Joe" Much appreciated! and Yes! the rubbish could be a problem But Eh! I would'nt mind that job!, just give me a suitable boat and a catchnet, and I could travel up and down the waterway collecting rubish each day, and I'm sure I'd enjoy it!!!! (have to get me from NZ first of course) Cheers

[Harry]

All this stuff's has been generated by the construction process and the workers. Its mostly bits of polystyrene and wrapings off building materials.
Could still do with being cleared out though.

[julieoapw]

Great pics one and all. I must get down there soon. My heart sank too when I saw all that rubbish in one of the photos. Nobody should be doing that.

[gregs dad]

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As you can see without the mesh the rubbish would be in places out of sight and hard to reach.

[Norm NZ]

"Too True" Joe, thank god for the guy who thought of putting up the mesh barriers!!

[Devo]

Did anyone see 'fred the weatherman' on the box last night?
I missed it but was wondering if he actually went through the lock and tunnel's or was it just computer generated.

Great pics everyone! looks a lot better than the old bus station and that big grass square. Was down there one evening a few weeks ago and was sure i got a whiff of diesel or should that be a whiff of nostalgia.

[gregs dad]

How about this for rubbish in the canal.Walking along the canal towards the pierhead today when I thought I saw a human leg sticking out from under this rubbish. On closer inspection it was a plastic bottle inside a sport shoe

[Norm NZ]

It certainly looked quite real!!! I think the duck thought so too!!! Good Pic Joe.

[JMLE]

How about this for rubbish in the canal.Walking along the canal towards the pierhead today when I thought I saw a human leg sticking out from under this rubbish. On closer inspection it was a plastic bottle inside a sport shoe

Joe, you couldn't nip back and get that trainee could you? I've got the exact same pair on now and that one looks like it's in better nick than mine!

[corky100]

That trainer looks suspiciously like its still attached to the leg......

[gregs dad]

The Salthouse dock is now ready to accomodate all the narrow boats that will be using the new canal link. There are power points,looking like parking meters all along the new jetties.
I think that you might get quite a few on special occasions but I can`t see very many on normal days.

[Waterways]

The Salthouse dock is now ready to accomodate all the narrow boats that will be using the new canal link. There are power points,looking like parking meters all along the new jetties.
I think that you might get quite a few on special occasions but I can`t see very many on normal days.

In London, and elsewhere, they permanently moor up and provide homes for people. Not sure if they will allow that here. The best place for narrow boast is in excavated Toxteth and Harrigton Docks. Those quays should be reserved for visiting larger vessels.

It looks like the levels of the docks would need to maintained pretty constant. That means impounding the docks by pumping in river water.

[Ged]

Sunday evening.










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