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Runcorn & Latchford Canal

Runcorn & Latchford Canal
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The Runcorn to Latchford Canal (or Old Quay Canal or Old Quay Cut or Black Bear Canal) was a man-made canal that ran from Runcorn, to the Latchford area of Warrington. It connected the Mersey and Irwell Navigation to the River Mersey at Runcorn.

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