The Manchester Ship Canal

A Memory of Runcorn.

My grandfather helped to build that magnificent "water road" for ships heading inland with their wealth of cargo. I remember as a girl watching with awe as these (what seemed back then) mighty vessels passing by as I stood on the banks looking out across the Mersey. I recall seeing a whale in the river one time, and gazing across to the daffodils on the banks of Hale. I have travelled far since then. I now live in Texas; but Weston Point will always have a special place in my heart.