Comments on: Barton Swing Aqueduct http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:32:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chet http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198720 Chet Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:40:21 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198720 "the locals sometimes compare the colour to something altogether less palatable!" Urgh...you mean Marmite? Terrible “the locals sometimes compare the colour to something altogether less palatable!”

Urgh…you mean Marmite? Terrible

]]> By: Cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198719 Cookie monster Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:32:30 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198719 I would also ask you to kindly follow the course of the Bridgewater canal to the north. You will see it changes to a funny orange colour. http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=53.498609,-2.378937&z=17 This isnt a trick of the light but the water is actually stained that colour as the source of the water comes from the mines the canal was built to serve and iron deposits in the rocks cause the discoloration. It does make it look a bit like the chocolate river in Willy Wonka's factory but the locals sometimes compare the colour to something altogether less palatable! I would also ask you to kindly follow the course of the Bridgewater canal to the north. You will see it changes to a funny orange colour.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

This isnt a trick of the light but the water is actually stained that colour as the source of the water comes from the mines the canal was built to serve and iron deposits in the rocks cause the discoloration.
It does make it look a bit like the chocolate river in Willy Wonka’s factory but the locals sometimes compare the colour to something altogether less palatable!

]]> By: UpHighInPA http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198696 UpHighInPA Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:22:10 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198696 I saw no reference to the amount of energy used, but I have to image that it is much more than the barge lifters. For that reason, I have to be believe the barge lifters are by far a much greater engineering accomplishment. You know what my favorite thing about this site is? I get to see more of the UK (or any other country) than I would be just visiting London. I wish I had as much interesting stuff to share back here in the States. I saw no reference to the amount of energy used, but I have to image that it is much more than the barge lifters. For that reason, I have to be believe the barge lifters are by far a much greater engineering accomplishment.

You know what my favorite thing about this site is? I get to see more of the UK (or any other country) than I would be just visiting London. I wish I had as much interesting stuff to share back here in the States.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198656 Alex Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:39:36 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198656 @Cookie Monster: I did forget to mention that, thanks for getting it in there! Also I forgot to ask if anyone knows whether or not this is the world's <strong>only</strong> swing aqueduct? @Cookie Monster: I did forget to mention that, thanks for getting it in there!

Also I forgot to ask if anyone knows whether or not this is the world’s only swing aqueduct?

]]> By: Cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198648 Cookie monster Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:10:40 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198648 You think watching a video of the bridge opening and closing is dull? You want to try getting caught in the line of traffic that builds up when the bridge has to open. To be honest i'm just being flippant because if you are in no hurry, the bridges opens so infrequently nowadays that its actually quite exciting to see it in action. In t'olden days it would swing several times a day - you would be lucky to see it swing once a week nowadays. This is just down the road from me and only walked over it yesterday. You have forgotten to mention that The Bridgewater Canal was Britain's first true canal and essentially helped to establish Manchester as the crucible of the Industrial Revolution. You think watching a video of the bridge opening and closing is dull? You want to try getting caught in the line of traffic that builds up when the bridge has to open. To be honest i’m just being flippant because if you are in no hurry, the bridges opens so infrequently nowadays that its actually quite exciting to see it in action.
In t’olden days it would swing several times a day - you would be lucky to see it swing once a week nowadays.
This is just down the road from me and only walked over it yesterday.
You have forgotten to mention that The Bridgewater Canal was Britain’s first true canal and essentially helped to establish Manchester as the crucible of the Industrial Revolution.

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198642 Rob Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:56:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198642 @dr.R. <a href= "http://www.wilmslow.org.uk/concorde/index.html" rel="nofollow">Yep!</a> :D @dr.R.

Yep! :D

]]> By: dr.R. http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198641 dr.R. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:56:50 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198641 @Chet - I think the music adds a lot of excitement ;) @Chet - I think the music adds a lot of excitement ;)

]]> By: dr.R. http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198640 dr.R. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:52:23 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198640 Perhaps more related to the previous posts - is this a concorde? http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=53.353052,-2.285347&z=19 Perhaps more related to the previous posts - is this a concorde? Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Chet http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198639 Chet Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:35:09 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/01/31/barton-swing-aqueduct/#comment-198639 Possibly the least exciting video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwO-UZpKBUo Possibly the least exciting video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwO-UZpKBUo

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