IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Portsmouth Place, RUNCORN, WA7 6JG
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Portsmouth Place, WA7 6JG by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (8 Images Found)
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Norton Cottages
Looking across Norton Basin onto the rear elevation of Norton Cottages. At the time of the photo these were the only houses near the basin. Since then the area has experienced massive redevelopment as more recent photos here will show.
In the immediate foreground is the stern of 'Symbol' - originally a Shropshire Union Railway's & Canal Company horsedrawn 'fly' boat & then one of the few remaining examples. Sadly this historic craft has not survived, a well-meaning restoration plan failed as is described here: http://www.canaljunction.com/mainline/0112.htm
Image: © Martin Tester
Taken: Unknown
0.18 miles
6
Murdishaw Wood
Track through Murdishaw Wood linking the estate of Murdishaw, by footbridge over the M56, with Sandy Lane, Preston Brook.
Image: © Sue Adair
Taken: 4 Aug 2010
0.22 miles
7
Norton Arm, Bridgewater canal
On the Runcorn section of the Bridgewater canal. The Runcorn section was originally the main line of the canal, linking Manchester and Liverpool via the tidal Mersey at Runcorn.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 30 May 2021
0.24 miles
8
Norton Warehouses & narrow boats, Bridgewater Canal, from SE
View looking NW along the Bridgewater Canal showing Norton warehouses of which only the 2nd along survives, in front are moored working narrow boats of the Anderton Canal Carrying Company's fleet. At this time its canal carrying activities had more or less come to an end. The outermost of the 3 narrow boats is the 'Mountbatten' see http://hnbc.org.uk/boats/mountbatten & astern of it lies the butty 'Argo', see http://hnbc.org.uk/boats/argo Between the 1st & 2nd warehouses is Norton basin. In the immediate foreground the blurry outline of steel sheeting indicates engineering work & a temporary narrowing of the canal which allowed me to take this photo apparently from the middle of the canal. For a 2011 view from a similar point see Image In the distance is Cawley's Bridge, for my photo from there see: Image
Image: © Martin Tester
Taken: Unknown
0.24 miles