Edwin Clark FRAS was an English Civil Engineer, specialising in hydraulics. He is remembered principally as the designer of the Anderton Boat Lift near Northwich in Cheshire, which links the navigable
Edwin Clark's best known achievement in the UK, the Anderton Boat Lift
Lift at Strépy-Bracquegnies (Belgium), one of a series of four World Heritage Clark lifts
The Anderton Boat Lift is a two-caisson lift lock near the village of Anderton, Cheshire, in North West England. It provides a 50-foot vertical link between two navigable waterways: the River Weaver a
Anderton Boat Lift
Aerial view of Anderton Boat Lift and basin on the north bank of the River Weaver
Canal boat entering the River Weaver from the base of the boat lift