A TALK on the fascinating history of Warrington’s New Cut Canal and its “second life” as an ecology park is to be given at at the Alford Hall Sports and Social Club, in Manchester Road on Tuesday, October 17 at 7.30pm.
It will be given by Phil Putwain, an environmental scientist and a consultant throughout the ecology park project.
During this time he took a series of photographs detailing the project’s development – and subsequently the project won an award for the best re-use of materials.
The New Cut Canal was opened in 1821 to improve navigation on the Mersey for barges between Liverpool and Manchester.
Running from Paddington Lock to Woolston Lock, it eventually fell into disused, decline and eventual dereliction following the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894.
Mr Putwain’s talk will deal with its “second life” as a modern ecology park, detailing the objective, challenges, scale and magnitude of the works and outcomes.
The talk has been arranged by the New Cut Heritage and Ecology Trail Group, with support from Warrington Borough Council.
Early work on the disused canal
The restored can at a transitional stage
