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Ships on the Weaver

                            

                                           St Michael The biggest ship to navigate the Weaver to Anderton Depot     Leonis leaving Dutton  Pater at Winnington           Dane

                                                                                                       

                 

         

 

                                  

                                              

        

     

 

                                                                                 Old ICI and salt Union packets

                                       Levers Carbo                                         Clarks Humber Trader                   

      

                                                                              Frodsham mill old River

                                             

                                                            Royal Navy visits to the Weaver                                             

        

        

 

                                                                

                                                                                  Bishops                       

      

                   Evona                                                   Julia Pat                           Marion Tatterson & Whippet                     Nonnie

                                                                                       ICI Coasters

                                                                           MV Polythene                                          SS Helium                                                   MV Windbourne

                                                          Gardners  tankers regular traders

                            

                           St Modan                                           St Oran                      St Kearan last ship to carry cargo

                                                                                    Whitakers Tankers

                     

  

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                       

                                                Hondsdrug First seagoing ship to reach Winsford                   Last Cargo

                                                                                               Schooners on the Weaver

                                                                                                                           

 

                        Eustace Carey was the last sailing ship to navigate the Weaver her remains are  now buried in the in filled West Bank Widnes dock.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

                                    The remains of many of the Weaver sailing barges can be seen on the Mersey banks at Spike Island Widnes

 

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