The barge BARMERE moored on the Sankey Canal
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The barge BARMERE moored on the Sankey Canal
Image: © David Long Taken: 17 Oct 2005
The ex-grain barge BARMERE was craned into the Sankey Canal at Spike Island, Widnes, on October 13th, 2005. She was later moored in the centre of the channel. She will be converted into a floating exhibition centre and is to be a permanent feature of the waterway scene here, see: http://www.scars.org.uk/cuttings/volume6/issue6-1/move.html
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Image Location
Latitude
53.354228
Longitude
-2.73312