One of the Canal and River Trust's (CRT) most successful festivals, Steam at the Lift 2026 takes place at the Anderton Boat Lift on Saturday ...

The Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire was the world's first boat lift. Now British Waterways have made available archive video footage of this man made wonder in action! The Anderton Boat Lift near ...

Below me, rebuilt Victorian machinery raises and lowers troughs of water big enough to hold two narrow boats and several smaller craft. What better way to explore the world of water while ingeniously ...

Britain's oldest boat lift has received a £574,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant towards essential repairs. The Anderton Boat Lift in Northwich, Cheshire, needs its hydraulics and computer ...

Walk in a nutshell The walk begins at the Anderton boat lift, an ingenious Victorian device for lifting narrow boats between the river Weaver and the Trent and Mersey canal. From there, you head along ...

They used to call it "the missing link" - a blackened Victorian structure towering over the river Weaver in Cheshire and hauling boats up to the Trent and Mersey canal some 50ft (15m) above. Now the ...

One of Britain's lesser-known landmarks is a feat of Victorian engineering that still stands 150 years later, as it celebrates a milestone anniversary on the UK waterways. The Anderton Boat Lift, also ...

ANDERTON residents were thrilled to meet the Prince of Wales when he flew in to officially open the restored Anderton Boat Lift and operations centre on Monday. Prince Charles, who is patron of The ...

ALL the emergency services were in attendance near the Anderton Boat Lift in response to a report of a man in the River Weaver. Cheshire Police, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service and North West ...

The Anderton Boat Lift is a man made engineering wonder and is often referred to as the 'Cathedral of the Canals'. Built in 1875 it was the first lift of its kind in the world. Its designer Edwin ...

ANDERTON Boat Lift, in Northwich, is one of the region's most unusual attractions. The world's first boat lift, this remarkable structure is still in fine working order. You can take a trip through ...