Freda Child's, in the bonnet, the Chairwoman of the Leeds and Liverpool canal society is joined by her husband, Lynton, the Mayor of Wigan, Ron Conway, his wife Janet, and Sarah Knight of the Canal and River trust on the bow of Kennet as part of the celebrations. The barge is at the head of a flotilla of boats, organized by the Leeds and Liverpool canal society, recreating a passage of the canal made in 200 years ago in 1816 that celebrated the opening of the canal
On the 22nd of October 1816 the Leeds and Liverpool canal crossing the Pennines in northern England was officially opened throughout and was celebrated by a flotilla of boats that travelled from Leeds to Liverpool. This year, 2016 to celebrate that the canal has been open for 200 years the flotilla is being recreated by boaters on the canal led by The Leeds and Liverpool canal society and the former cargo barge “Kennet”. On the 21st of October the flotilla reached lock 84 on the canal, part way down the Wigan flight of locks. Here Freda Childs, in the bonnet, the Chairwoman of the Leeds and Liverpool canal society is joined by her husband, Lynton, the Mayor of Wigan, Ron Conway, his wife Janet, and Sarah Knight of the Canal and River trust on the bow of Kennet as part of the celebrations. The original bridge here has a stone inscription that reads “Opened 22nd October 1816
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Location: Leeds and Liverpool canal Britannia Bridge Wigan Greater Manchester England
Photo credit: © Colin Wareing / Alamy / Afripics
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