CaRT archive gallery...

Minshull Wharf 1957

Whitehouse 1971

Minshull lock 1959

You can now search over 22,000 historic images in Canals and Rivers Trust archive records.

This window on a world that has gone forever includes boat people, bridges, aqueducts and, of course, the vast network of waterways that are such an important part of the British heritage.

So whether your interest is social history, civil engineering or you just want to lose yourself in the wonderful landscapes of Britain's waterways you'll find something there for you.

More Church Minshull images in the history gallery.