Venice of the North: Narrow Boat & Lock

My dad always called Ellesmere Port, the Venice of the North.

This Narrow Barge was created as a prototype before making a large scale model. I have started lock gates - had to get my Boat Museum book out from 1980's for some revision.

Ellesmere Port - home to:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/national-waterways-museum