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Lock 57
Canalside Restaurant is a fine old fully refurbished 18th
Century building overlooking Lock 57 on the bustling Trent &
Mersey Canal. The new restaurant seats up to 50, with an
additional licensed patio eating area for 30 on the lockside
itself for when the weather’s warmer. The views from the 1st
floor restaurant over the canal, the lock and the rolling
Cheshire countryside are simply superb. During the season, some
60 boats a day go through the adjacent lock, making the new
restaurant a vibrant and very picturesque place to be. |
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57 serves breakfasts, an all-day menu, lunches and evening meals
offering a wide and ever-changing choice of dishes from around
the world as well as old English favourites and a roast lunch
every Sunday 12 noon to 2.30. |
| James Brindley, 1716-1772, Father of the
Waterways and the engineer responsible for the Trent &
Mersey Canal and many other major canal routes across the
country. Started in 1766 and completed in 1777, the Trent and
Mersey Canal links the Bridgewater Canal near Runcorn with the
River Trent 93 miles away. It was one of the earliest major
canals in the country. Brindley sadly did not live to see the
opening of his greatest achievement. |
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Canal Centre at Hassall Green lies halfway up (or down) the
section known as The Cheshire Locks or "Heartbreak
Hill", the thirty two locks that lift the canal from the
Cheshire Plain to the start of the Pennines at Harecastle Hill
nearby. On a clear day you can see the 17th century folly on top
of Mow Cop to the South East. |
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Construction
of these premises started at the same time as the canal, and the
Navigators who built the canal were paid in tokens which could
only be exchanged in the Canal Company shop here. These premises
have catered for working boatmen and leisure boats continually
for more than two hundred and thirty years; at one time they
used to house the local bakery and the stables for the horses
used to pull the laden barges. |
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Serving homemade and
freshly cooked meals daily. The menu includes Pasta, Fish, Chicken,
Beef and Steak dishes.
Vegetarian options are available. All cooked to your
preference. Children also catered for. |
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