Anderton Boat Lift Trust

Anderton Boat Lift Trust

The Anderton Boat Lift Trust is a waterway society in Cheshire, England, UK, and a member of the partnership to restore the Anderton Boat Lift near Northwich on the Weaver Navigation.

The other partners are:
*Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs
*British Waterways
*English Heritage
*Friends of Anderton Boat Lift
*Heritage Lottery Fund
*Inland Waterways Association
*Trent and Mersey Canal Society
*Waterways TrustThe Anderton Boat Lift, also known as 'The Cathedral of the Canals' or the 'Eiffel Tower of the Waterways', was built in 1875 to transport boats 50 feet from the Trent and Mersey Canal to the River Weaver. It closed in 1983 due to structural faults caused by corrosion. The Anderton Boat Lift Trust was launched in October 1993; it had been campaigning for the restoration of the lift, and succeeded in bringing together all sectors of society. The trust submitted a funding bid to the Heritage Lottery in 1997. The boat lift featured on the BBC2 programme "Restoration". boat lift was re-opened in 2002.

The lift had a successful first summer season, with over 100,000 visitors, 800 boats passing through, and 16,000 taking a ride on the tripboat.

External links

* [http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2002/03/26/xa3-7m-lift-for-19th-century-wonder-100252-11736605/ Liverpool Echo article, 26th March 2002, £7m Lift for 19th century wonder]

* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020327/ai_n12602007 The Independent, London, March 27, 2002 Uplifting experience as 'Eiffel Tower of waterways' reopens]

* [http://british-waterways.org/images/Waterfront%20SprSum02_tcm6-73745.pdf British Waterways publication Waterfront, re-opening of Anderton Boat Lift]

* [http://www.british-waterways.org/images/Waterfront%20AutWint02_tcm6-73743.pdf British Waterways publication Waterfront, Successful first season for Anderton Boat Lift]

ee also

*List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom


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