'Kennet' on the canal at Wigan
Introduction
The photograph on this page of 'Kennet' on the canal at Wigan by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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'Kennet' on the canal at Wigan
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 13 Jun 2023
Owned since 2011 by the Leeds & Liverpool Canal Society which describes it as “Heritage boat Kennet is the only surviving Leeds & Liverpool Canal short boat to be found travelling the length of the canal which is accessible to the public and not converted for private use. Kennet was built in 1947 and continued to carry cargo along the canal well into the 1960s.” It continued as a works boat under British Waterways and is now equipped as an mobile exhibition centre promoting the work of the Society.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.540041
Longitude
-2.635981