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Cheshire West and Chester

Ellesmere Port

National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port

Cheshire West and Chester

Ellesmere Port

National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port

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National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port

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Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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Jim Martin

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You can find information about events, facilities and opening times here;

canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/museums-and-attractions/national-waterways-museum-ellesmere-port

Jim Martin

March 2, 2025

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"The NWM site occupies the former Netherpool port that was designed by Thomas Telford, under the direction of William Jessop, for the ill-fated Ellesmere Canal. The proposed waterway in England and Wales was planned to carry commercial traffic between the rivers Mersey and Severn. The NWM's historic buildings are all that remain of the inland port that transferred goods and cargo from narrowboats onto rivercraft that would then sail to the docks at Liverpool. The northern section of the Ellesmere Canal, which was built as a 10 mile contour canal, connected Netherpool port to Chester Canal in 1797."

Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Waterways_Museum

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