Although
we hadn't planned to stop in Manchester, what a great time we've had!
Our
mooring was through the railway bridges, on the Staffordshire Arm. It
was open with good lighting and surprisingly quiet for the centre of
a large city.
Looking
into our mooring – Liverpool Road ahead.There were a number of boats with a Bridgewater Licence, at least 3 seemed to be permanently moored. There were also a few with no discernible Licence.
On
Saturday, we caught the Metro into the city centre for some shopping
and R & R. Stopping at Gullivers Pub for a Lees Bitter. Later, I
took a walk up the Rochdale Canal as a recce for Monday. The city
architecture is varied and a fascinating mix of old canal/railway
industrial with modern regeneration.
City
Crown Court
Wilson's
Peveril of the Peak. I had a very lovely pint of Everard's Tiger
here.
Was told by a local it is a listed building.
Around
the Giants Basin there is also much of interest.
Two
day barges.
Two
day barges.
A
project still in progress at Potato Wharf
Curious
circular weir for the River Medlock overflow – under the bridge at
Giants Basin.
On
Sunday it rained quite heavily. I took a look around the nearby City
Museum of Science and Industry and immediately got fascinated by the
Loco Planet, running as a replica of the 1830 George Stephenson 2-2-0
loco – even had a rather wet footplate ride courtesy of the
volunteer driver!
That
evening, we walked over the newish footbridge to the Wharf Pub to
meet with some friends and their friends. An extremely convivial
evening with good ale and pub grub!
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