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2006 Mersey Road { 108 images } Created 16 Nov 2008

Mersey Road was a year-long commission I undertook in 2006 on behalf of the Mersey Basin Campaign to celebrate the organisation's 25th anniversary the following year.

The project followed the river's course from high up in the Pennine hills all the way into Liverpool Bay and featured many of the most iconic locations along the way, as well as many unseen, hidden places.

The images reproduced here are a larger edit of the final selection, which was published in a book entitled 'Mersey - The River That Changed The Word' (Bluecoat Press, 2007) and accompanying exhibition which was shown at the Albert Dock in Liverpool, Stockport and Shanghai the following year.
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  • Sun shining on Shooter's Clough in the Goyt Valley, one of the main tributaries of the river Mersey. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • Sun shining on Errwood reservoir in the Goyt Valley, one of the main tributaries of the river Mersey. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • The source of the river Mersey seen from under the M60 motorway in Stockport. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • Stockport railway viaduct which runs over the river Mersey. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • An underpass next to the river Mersey in the Mersey Vale Nature Park in Stockport. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • A disused railway viaduct over to the river Mersey in the Mersey Vale Nature Park in Stockport. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • A Rolls-Royce car is covered up at a caravan site next to the river Mersey as it runs through Northenden, south of Manchester. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • The river Mersey running through Chorlton-cum-Hardy, south of Manchester. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • A security camera trained on the Lowry art gallery in the Salford Quay development at the western end of the Manchester Ship Canal which links in with the river Mersey to connect with the Irish Sea. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • An office block illuminated at night at the Salford Quay development at the western end of the Manchester Ship Canal which links in with the river Mersey to connect with the Irish Sea. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • The river Mersey running through Stretford, south of Manchester. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • The river Mersey running through Ashton-on-Mersey, south of Manchester. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • The Barton swing bridge and aqueduct in Barton-Upon-Irwell, which crosses the Manchester Ship Canal as it carries the river Mersey and the Bridgewater Canal. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • The Barton swing bridge and aqueduct in Barton-Upon-Irwell, which crosses the Manchester Ship Canal as it carries the river Mersey and the Bridgewater Canal. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.02
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  • The Thelwall motorway viaduct crossing the Manchester Ship Canal and river Mersey just west of Warrington. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
    MBC_Merseyroad-015.jpg
  • The Thelwall motorway viaduct crossing the Manchester Ship Canal and river Mersey just west of Warrington. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • The Warrington Eyes nature reserve beside the river Mersey at Woolston Weir. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • The Warrington Eyes nature reserve beside the river Mersey at Woolston Weir. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • A ship travels along the Manchester Ship Canal at Thelwall en route to the river Mersey and the Irish Sea. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • A disused railway viaduct at Latchford crossing the Manchester Ship Canal and adjacent to the river Mersey just west of Warrington. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • An industrial estate adjacent to the river Mersey just west of Warrington. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
    MBC_Merseyroad-021.jpg
  • The Warrington Eyes nature reserve beside the river Mersey at Woolston Weir. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • Trees on the river bank are reflected in the waters of the river Mersey at Warrington. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
    MBC_Merseyroad-023.jpg
  • Trees obscuring Howley Bridge, one of the pedestrian crossings of the river Mersey at Warrington. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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  • Fiddler's Ferry power station in Widnes on the river Mersey as seen across farm fields from Penketh. The Mersey is a river in north west England which stretches for 70 miles (112 km) from Stockport, Greater Manchester, ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire.
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