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Whitby Lighthouse

Posted by Howard - Liverpool on May 11, 2022 at 8:38am in Ships

Ellesmere Port - Manchester Ship Canal / River Mersey 15/4/22

  Originally used for guiding the ships from the River Mersey into the Shropshire Union Canal (1796). Lighthouse reconstructed 1880. After the Manchester Ship Canal was built (1894) this severed the direct link and made the lighthouse redundant.

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  • Howard - Liverpool May 13, 2022 at 6:57am
    Thanks all. It is a strange lighthouse its use went when the Ship Canal was built.
  • André Belleau May 13, 2022 at 1:01am
    Great photo Howard
  • C Smizer May 12, 2022 at 6:01pm
    Nice change from usual ship photos
  • Jack Dryden May 12, 2022 at 10:00am
    Excellent location Howard
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