The Lancaster Canal is a canal in North West England, originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria. The section around the crossing of the River Ribble was never completed, and much of the southern end leased to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, of which it is now generally considered part.
Cathouse Bridge (No. 64) over the navigable section of the canal in Garstang
The canal at Farleton, Cumbria, in the unnavigable northern section. The building on the left was used as stables for the packet boat services.
Change Bridge on the route of the canal through Kendal
Basin at Carnforth, frozen over in the winter
Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It lies within the River Kent's dale, from which its name is derived, just outside the boundary of the Lake District National Park.
View of Kendal, with the clock tower of the Town Hall (centre)
The site of the Roman fort at Watercrook across the River Kent
Kendal mint cake
Kendal Town Hall. First stage completed in 1827, clock tower later in the 19th century