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| Lovely view from the canal |
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| House James Brindley did apprenticeship |
We are moving on today but had a leisurely start and didn’t
leave until mid-morning. Bill is staying
put for a few days while Al catches up with him, so we said our goodbyes and
set off along the canal. We had a few
drops of rain early morning, but by the time we were ready to go, it was warm
with sunny spells.
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| Lovely bridge on the Macc |
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| The Hovis Mill |
We went on along the canal, the views are really lovely
along this stretch and over Gurnett Adqueduct from where you can see the house
Where James Brindley did his apprenticeship.
The canal is quite shallow here and there were quite a few
boats coming the other way, so a few times we nearly got stuck. We slowly wound
our way along and then went past the Hovis Mill which was built in the 1920s
and was the birthplace of the famous flour.
The visitor moorings at Macclesfield are pontoons and we were told that
they are usually full but today as we went past, they were empty, hopefully
they will be like that on our way back so we can stop.
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| Clarence Mill |
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| Nice houses in Bollington |
On along we went, the canal is quite narrow in places as
well as shallow, but after a while we were approaching Bollington and
moored on the visitor moorings alongside Adelphi Mill, which was once a silk
mill and has now been converted into offices.
We had lunch then went for a walk along the towpath to the
aqueduct and the huge Clarence Mill, a textile mill now converted into small
manufacturing units and apartments.
There is also a café and a discovery centre.
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| Few Shops in Bollington |
We had a look in the Discovery Centre which gives you the
history of Bollington, it was very interesting and the chap there was very informative. We then had a drink in the café sat by the canal.
We then went for a walk in the town, there are some nice
houses which gives it the feel of a mill town. There are a few shops. We then
walked back to the boat.
We are staying here tonight and also tomorrow.
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| Moored by Adelphi Mill |
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