"You Are Here" Near To Bolton Road - Blackburn, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 44.277 W 002° 29.218
30U E 533840 N 5954487
This "You are Here Map" is on the side of The Leeds Liverpool Canal and was installed as part of a regeneration project along the canal towpath in Blackburn.
Waymark Code: WMQ0K3
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/23/2015
Views: 1
The Leeds Liverpool canal is the longest canal in Northern England and is 127.25 miles long. It flows from the inland woollen town of Leeds to the coastal sea port of Liverpool, crossing the Pennines along the way. Work on the canal started in 1770 and built in a number of sections and was finally completed in 1816.
This stretch through the town of Blackburn was completed in 1810 and originally was a busy industrial area, with mills and canal wharves. However after the canal ceased to operate commercially it became popular with leisure boaters and in many areas, with cyclists and pedestrians.
"The Blackburn canal corridor regeneration project
started in spring 2006 and was designed to improve
the accessibility and usability of the Leeds Liverpool
canal towpath for local people.
The stretch of towpath from Whitebirk to
Feniscowles has been resurfaced and enhanced by
new signage and improved access points - including
new gates and fencing to help keep it free from
banned vehicles like mini mopeds.
A total of 6.4 kilometres of the towpath has
been improved as a result of the project and now
provides a high quality traffic free route throughout
Blackburn from east to west.
The main objective of the project was to
encourage local people to use the canal towpath
as a way of getting around the borough and to
some popular attractions. For example,
shopping and leisure in the town centre, football
at Ewood Park or travelling to work at the
business parks up at Whitebirk. Pedestrians and
cyclists can travel between these areas and
access main routes into the town centre easily
and quickly in a safer and more pleasant
environment. See the map for details."
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The map is attached to the wall and nearby is a sculpture of a cyclist installed as part of the regeneration scheme.