wolfie Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Not a Warrington photo , but with algy posting pics of Crossfields transporter I thought he may be interested in this 'unusual' view of Widnes Transporter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Great photo Wolfie. Any idea when it was taken and by who Must have had a head for heights eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Smashing photo Wolfie, as Diz said whoever took it certainly had courage, it's one I have never come across before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Crikey Wolfie, how did you or whoever get up there? Cracking photo though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 That is a great photo Wolfie.... thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 No problem, I did have some similar ones but at a loss as to where they are. I got them from an old neighbour whose father was a maintenace bloke on the old transporter. Apparantly he went to the top of the structure checking cables at least once a week (depending on the weather) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Wolfie & Co, take a trip across the MerseyCanal on the transporter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuBHVznFpBI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 algy, in those days the ferry run every 20 minutes and took 5 minutes to get from Widnes to Runcorn. Nowadays at rush hour it can take 10x that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 I travelled it many times in the 1940s' & early 50s' Wolfie, my granny & granddad iived at Randles Sluices, he was the Sluicegate Master and their son my uncle Frank lived in Widnes, granddad would skull us across the canal where we would catch the bus by Greens farm to Runcorn then travel across on the transporter as foot passemgers to visit my cousins in Widnes. Incidentally uncle Frank was a diver for many years on the canal. Happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 You could walk over the railway bridge in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Now that's something we never did as my Granny had bad legs and would never have made it, I found out yesterday that the cables were inspected at the top of the towers every day so whoever carried that out would probably have taken your photo. The first transporter bridge, Vizcaya Bridge was built in Portugalete in Spain, in 1893,The Runcorn - Widnes Transporter Bridge was completed in 1905 and was Britain's first transporter bridge and the largest of its type ever built in the world. It continued in use until 1961. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 It was only known as the Widnes Transporter because it was owned and run by the then Widnes Corporation. I think that's why the people of Runcorn claimed the new bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Wolfie, have a look at this on youtube (and anyone else) I think you will find it entertaining, probably an age thing though the younger element amongst us may not find it quite amusing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayKWXAI6cPQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Didn't Stanley Holloway do "Albert and the lion"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Nice one Algy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Baz if you go to the Youtube link they are all there, i have just edited this post and included Albert & the Lion here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG2MKMFYlcA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Not too keen on that one Algy although I've always loved the story of Albert and the Lion A good one on the suggested links by Bernard Cribbins called "Hole in the Ground" though. Reminded me of Obs and his road works and also potholes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Baz if you go to the Youtube link they are all there, i have just edited this post and included Albert & the Lion here.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG2MKMFYlcA thanks Algy..... my dad used to recite that to me when I was a kid.... made me laugh even then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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