LEEDS - LIVERPOOL CANAL IN RISHTON

Rishton moorings - welcome to the "village amid the rushes"

A narrowboat on its way back to West Yorkshire

Information signs for visitors at the moorings

The flower bed welcome for visitors to Rishton

The entrance to the moorings from High Street

Another narrowboat heading in the same direction

Ducks and swans gather around Rishton moorings every day

Reflections on the stretch from High Street to Norden

Houses near High Street with gardens overlooking the canal

Built by children - a "treehouse" adjacent to the waterway

Two anglers fishing on a permitted stretch of the canal

A typical private jetty from a house overlooking the canal

This is where the canal crosses over the M65 in Rishton

Spring Street bridge leading to the old railway path to Great Harwood
All images (C) 2003 Ian Birch