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Welcome to our National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, home to the nation's designated collection of waterways history. Come and savour the peacefulness of being outdoors by the canal, absorb the history emanating from the Grade II listed buildings, and learn about the lives and work of the canal people as you stroll around this seven-acre site.
- National Waterways Museum, Gloucester Docks - Canal & River Trust
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- National Waterways Museum, Gloucester Docks - Canal & River Trust
The National Waterways Museum (NWM) is in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, at the northern end of the Shropshire Union Canal where it meets the Manchester Ship Canal ( grid reference SJ406771 ). The NWM's collections and archives focus on the Britain's navigable inland waterways, including its rivers and canals, and include canal boats ...
- 1970s
- The Canal & River Trust
- National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, The Boat Museum, North West Museum of Inland Navigation
National Waterways Museum. Enjoy a day out by the canal in Cheshire, where time slows down and history comes to life. Designed by the great civil engineer Thomas Telford, the docks at Ellesmere Port were still in use as late as the 1950s. They were a marvellously self-contained world and when you visit the museum today you can still walk around ...
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- South Pier Road
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National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port. 9,058 likes · 330 talking about this · 10,977 were here. A 200-year-old historic dock, we tell the story of the canals and the people who lived on them.
Mar 30, 2024 · National Waterways Museum. South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 4FW. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating. 581 reviews. Unlock the wonders of our waterways at National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port. With its delightful waterside setting, historic canal boats and fascinating displays housed in Victorian buildings of the former transhipment ...
