Detail View: SHIMMER: Anderton Boat Lift
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Title:
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Anderton Boat Lift
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Creation Date:
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1875
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Dimensions:
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24.4 m high. Each tank is 22.9 m long x 4.7 m wide x 2.9 m deep.
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Image Date:
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2005
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Northwich, Cheshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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CLARK, Edwin
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Image ID:
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08-0239
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Description:
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View of the boat lift - entrance from canal level to the two tanks. The Anderton Boat Lift, built in 1875 and extended in 1908 to its present size, transported boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal. Restored in 2001 in now lifts tourist vessels in the summer months. A museum was built next door to the site which is adjacenet to Community Woodlands and Parks and the canal marina.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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CLARK, Edwin
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Creator Role:
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Designer.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Subject Heading:
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Museums -- England (Cheshire)
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Subject Heading:
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Heritage tourism -- England (Cheshire)
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Subject Heading:
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Parks -- England (Cheshire)
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Subject Heading:
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Hoisting machinery
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture, Industrial
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