Grade II-listed Weaver Navigation structure set for £450k repairs
Simon Harding, project manager, on site at the Weaver Navigation A GRADE II-listed shipping lock on the Weaver Navigation in Northwich is set to benefit from a vital £450,000 repair project. The three-month project, which is being carried out by Canal and River Trust, involves major work to upgrade the ‘smaller’ lock at historic Hunt’s Lock – replacing the two 11 tonne lower gates and re-planking the upper gates with oak. Simon Harding, project manager at the Canal and River Trust, said: “Canals and river navigations, like the beautiful River Weaver Navigation, are not only a...