Last night we wandered up to the Stanley Arms to eat and were very lucky to get the last available table. What a difference to last time when the chef had gone home and we had to order a take a way. The place is really buzzing again so worth a visit.
This morning we woke to the rain but it didn't last long, off to the Anderton Lift for cooked breakfast again and again got talking to Ted, we later found out that he and his late wife were instrumental in saving the lift and taking the petition to 10 Downing Street followed by fund raising. We looked for the notice that listed the people and organisations that supported the restoration financially but couldn't find it anywhere. We were lucky as Ted told us that Dave who was wandering around outside with a lifejacket on was the chap that took people to the top of the lift and he was doing trips up there today. It turned out Dave was very flexible on his timing. The first trip was 10 30 and it was already quarter to eleven, so we booked on the 12 30 and went at quarter past eleven.
It was a tad chilly up there with the double helical gears commonly known as Citroën Gears, as André-Gustave Citroën held the Patent on them. I won't go into the workings and history of the lift because you can look that up if you are interested, I will just post a few photographs of the visit. Please click them to enlarge them.
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We had just moored up and it started raining heavily for about 10 minutes, if it stays like this the ice should be well rotten by tomorrow.
Today's Journey
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