Runcorn Docks
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Runcorn Docks, originally the Bridgewater Docks, is an inland port on the Manchester Ship Canal in the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. It is operated by Peel Ports and handles bulk and project car
Tanker at Runcorn Docks
Docks on the River Mersey at Runcorn in the late 18th century
Bridgewater House in 2004
Tidal dock at the end of the Bridgewater Canal in 2004
Bridgewater Canal
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The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Man
Runcorn Docks
…is possible that a small Roman port existed on the River Mersey at Runcorn. But the development of a port of any significance did not start until the Bridgewater Canal was extended to Runcorn in 1776. A line of ten locks was built from 1771–1773 to connect the Runcorn basin of the canal at 21.3m AOD with the River…
The Packet House at Worsley, on the canal
The Opening of the Bridgewater Canal A.D. 1761 by Ford Madox Brown, one of The Manchester Murals at Manchester Town Hall
Brindley's aqueduct, replaced late in the 19th century
Borrow's Bridge across the Runcorn extension of the Bridgewater Canal