Anderton Boat Lift History - Ai enhancement and colourisation (With Chapters)

See the Anderton Boat Lift's history in this 'in depth' background video on its mechanics and history. Using descriptive graphics, AI enhancement and colourisation.
Grab a brew and sit down for a trip around the boat lift and related history.
We also cover the day the lift plummeted to the bottom!
10:25 is where the description of the mechanics starts if you want to skip the early background.
This video may be edited and re-uploaded over time as info unfolds (This video is Version 2)
We'd like to thank Dave and the Canal and Rivers Trust for the fantastic “Walk the lift tour” and for the input into this video.
We will be putting together a 'short' of this video showing just the mechanics and technical descriptions of the lift itself.
This video isn't monetised and is created for those with a passion for inland waterways and history. Like ourselves!
Old images shown in this video for review are used for the sole purpose of reference and to the best of my knowledge adhere to fair dealings use in UK law.
If by chance you are a copyright holder and wish to have an image withdrawn from this video please email [e-mail]
0:00 - Intro
1:24 - History
6:54 - Anderton basin before the lift
10:24 - Lift design
11:14 - Hydraulic operation
15:08 - Problems and corrosion
17:24 - Lift falls to the dock!
18:35 - Electric re-design
20:06 - Counterbalance
21:08 - Upgrade works
24:17 - Busy period
25:00 - Control room
26:48 - Lift Decline / Closure
27:52 - Saving the lift
Picture Credits from fellow waterway enthusiasts:
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Other pictures:
Wedgwood plate - Lionel Allorge
Potteries - Martyn Davies
Lion salt works Overview - Chris Allen
Lion salt works coal fire - Chris Allen
Lion Salt works panning - Stephen McKay
Lion salt works pump - Christine Johnstone
Lion salt works - steamy pan - David Dixon
Trent and Mersey overview Map - www.waterwayroutes.co.uk/shop...
1981 lift images - Tom Burnham
1986 Derelict image - www.canalscape.net/Wonders%20o...
Tower bridge pump image - towerbridge.me.uk
Stegosaurus - Fred Wierum
Salt production image By by Tomasz Sienicki
Salt pools - By Luca Galuzzi
Fresco Popmpei - WolfgangRieger
Andres Citroen - By Bain News Service
Need You - A Call to Arms www.iwm.org.uk
Opening Image 2002 - www.towpathtalk.co.uk/anderton-boat-lift-hosts-behind-the-scenes-public-open-weekend-february-26-and-27/
Music:
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Video:
Drone and locations footage, copyright Roaming Rambling.

[@stevegoodier1241]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this upload, thanks for making it. Living in the area the lift was our playground in the 70's and during school holidays we would try and get as many rides up and down as possible off any boater that would let us onboard.
thanks again,
Regards Steve

[@navmanl200]

What an absolutely brilliantly researched and presented video. Thank you very much for taking the time to edit and present this look at our local history. I remember playing around the lift in the 80's when it was abandoned, looking back now we used to play underneath the viaduct, which is where the weights used to hang. If we had realised then how much weight was in those counterbalance weights we may have thought twice about playing underneath them. 😳

[@DavidKnibb]

Excellent; thank you very much.