Locks and Quays

Season 2

TV-G
Fred Talbot tours the waterways of North West England

Where to Watch Locks and Quays • Season 2

10 Episodes

  • Upper Peak Forest
    E1
    Upper Peak ForestFred Talbot takes another journey around the region by boat. He begins by travelling from Bugsworth Basin to Marple along the Peak Forest Canal, meeting a photographer and joining in the fun with a local canoe club along the way.
  • Marple Locks
    E2
    Marple LocksFred Talbot travels through the famous Marple Lock Flight before visiting a training station and joining a team trying to increase fish stock in the Manchester Ship Canal. Plus, a look at the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
  • Ashton Canal
    E3
    Ashton CanalFred Talbot reaches the Ashton Canal, taking a look at the industrial buildings by the waterside and passing the Commonwealth Stadium. He then visits the Tameside Canals Festival and spends the day with the Wooden Canal Boat Society.
  • Castlefield
    E4
    CastlefieldFred Talbot explores Manchester's historic Castlefield area, before taking a look at the world famous Canal Street in the company of a tourist guide. Plus, a woman who travels by water bike and spends her holidays on a rowing boat.
  • Castleton
    E5
    CastletonFred Talbot leaves Slattocks to travel through Castleton and Smithy Bridge. Along the way, he meets up with a group of enthusiasts taking part in a four-day, 45-mile horse-drawn boat journey to a festival at Ellesmere Port.
  • Littleborough
    E6
    LittleboroughFred Talbot travels from Littleborough to the highest point of the Rochdale Canal - The Summit. He also pays a visit to Hollingworth Lake, meets a local historian and calls in at a canalside pub, as well as looking at a fishing contest.
  • Rochdale Canal
    E7
    Rochdale CanalFred Talbot travels from the summit of the Rochdale canal to Todmordon. He meets a Dutch woman who has brought her grandchildren for a canal holiday, and finds out how a group of Merseyside pupils are documenting the history of the Albert Dock.
  • Bridgewater Canal
    E8
    Bridgewater CanalFred Talbot continues down the Rochdale canal to Hebden Bridge, where he examines the work of a local boat builder. He takes a trip on the Bridgewater canal's rubbish-collecting vessel, the Water Womble, and sails a narrowboat on the River Mersey.
  • Burnley Embankment, Stannedge Tunnel, Anderton Boat Lift
    E9
    Burnley Embankment, Stannedge Tunnel, Anderton Boat LiftFred Talbot travels from Hebdon Bridge to Mytholmroyd, stopping off at a local clog manufacturer. Plus, an in-depth look at the seven wonders of the waterways, including such engineering feats as the Burnley Embankment, Stannedge Tunnel and the Anderton boat lift.
  • Sowerby Bridge
    E10
    Sowerby BridgeContinuing his trip through West Yorkshire, Fred Talbot travels along the Rochdale Canal from Mytholmroyd to the first lock at Sowerby Bridge. Along the way, he encounters the deepest lock in the UK, and takes a cruise on the Manchester Ship Canal.

 

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