A Ship Anchor In Salford Quays
@arthurchappell (44941)
Preston, England
February 10, 2016 3:15pm CST
I love the docklands areas around Salford Quays where the Irwell River, Bridgewater Canal and the mighty Manchester Ship Canal meet.
Not only do we have the Media City as the new home of the BBC and Commercial TV here, but also our Lowry Centre art gallery / Theatre and the North's Imperial War Museum.
Along the waterfront with its many bars and cafes there is a great deal of art and sculpture and relics of the golden years of the shipping industry that helped define the twin cities of Manchester and Salford. Among the artefacts is this giant ship’s anchor, which gives a sense of how big and strong and heavy they had to be to hold a ship fast against the raging seas.
The sense of the chains and winches raising and lowering this heap of iron is staggering.
Arthur Chappell
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb 16
Sounds very interesting. I live so far away from anything sea worthy or anything. I have often wanted to visit the Naval station where my dad was stationed which is Bremerton, Washington. But have not as yet.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
10 Feb 16
the ship canal turned Manchester and Salford into a port even though we are over 60 miles from the sea
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Feb 16
@arthurchappell ...Interesting yet odd.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
11 Feb 16
Living in a shipping town, we have an appreciation of the size of the ropes, cables, chains and anchors. At the moment we have six ships over wintering along the canal. They remove the ballast so they are sitting high in the water and look like huge walls.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
11 Feb 16
yes, seeing ships up close gives a strong impression of their size and weight
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
11 Feb 16
Salford Quays 'claim to fame must be that it has Centre art gallery / Theatre and the North's Imperial War Museum ,ship’s anchor and the like . At the sight of the giant ship’s anchor ,thoughts will be working within you .
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
11 Feb 16
very much so - the very taking of the photo was because I knew it would inspire my writing
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jun 16
Is that a genuine vintage ship's anchor?
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
19 Jun 16
@JohnRoberts yes, that's a real one
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jun 16
@arthurchappell I don't think anyone is carry off that one for scrap!
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
19 Jun 16
@JohnRoberts it would be a touch on the heavy side 
