Trent & Mersey Canal - Middlewich to Anderton (time lapse)

From Middlewich the Trent and Mersey Canal (Mail Line -- Middlewich to Preston Brook) follows the River Dane valley for a little under ten miles to Anderton where the Boat Lift provides access to the River Weaver.

This section provides contrasts between rural Cheshire and the chemical works that dominate around Northwich. The curiously wide parts of the canal, called Flashes, are formed by flooding of subsidence caused by the salt mines.

Yet again our intrepid helmsman "Blind Hannibal MacSlackbladder" shows off his highly developed steering skills and just north of Wincham Wharf decides not to steer around the bend ramming a tree at full steam ahead instead. A superwoman like single bound from the good lady wife rescued the camera from an early watery grave, a reprieve that lasted all of 24 hours until it met its nemesis at Castlefield Junction next day.

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[jonkarwaitrose]

Good Stuff! We were on this part of the Trent and Mersey at the end of August this year. Brought back happy memories to see your video. Don't be too hard on yourself about the tree incident. It was very twisty on that stretch, especially in the 70ft barge we had.

[PIGandPINEAPPLE]

Glad you liked it and rest assured I will not get suicidal over the tree unpleasantness - I wasn't driving at the time

[sazluvssi]

Thanks for posting this, really enjoyed watching it!

[nairbfry]

I liked the funky music on this video. Glad nobody got hurt when Mr. MacSlackbladder rammed the tree! 5/5