England on the Sharp's narrow boat Hawkeye.
Day 15, May 29 Worsley to The Moorings via Astley Green.
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Woke up to a beautiful day and headed out to Astley Green, site of a colliery museum. After visiting the museum, we turned around (winded)and went back to The Moorings for the night.
The canal splits in Worsley and our branch takes a hard left just past our mooring.
The historic old Packet House faced us while moored in Worsley and signaled the split in the Canal.
And, of course, the morning duck sighting.
More Rhododendrons along the canal.
Flowers along the canal. I don't know what the red ones are called. They appear to be some sort of wild rose.
This is the tower of the colliery seen from the canal as we approached Astley Green.
The tower from the museum grounds.
Much of the machinery around the museum was in good working order (or appeared to be) and was freshly painted in a myriad of bright colors.
More colorful machinery, pieces and parts.
More colorful machinery.
Yet more colorful machinery.
Two "mules" on the grounds.
These huge steam engines run the basic colliery machinery.
Some details of the steam engines.
The steam engines on site ran these huge wheels on top of the tower. How huge? That's Dot standing beside them.
This cutting head looks wicked!
There were a number of these wild rose shrubs on the back of the "junk" yard where the un-restored machinery and parts were stored.
After touring the colliery museum, we had lunch at the Old Boat Pub right beside the canal. We then cruised back to The Moorings and tied up alongside the pub as seen here in this Google Earth image. We went to the pub to justify using their WiFi and ended up eating dinner there as well. To bed early in preparation for cruising into downtown Manchester tomorrow morning.
Day 15, May 29 Worsley to The Moorings via Astley Green.
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