https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-60427977?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGAPlans to restore Britain's oldest boat lift, which could cost several million pounds, have been backed by an MP.
The Anderton Boat Lift in Northwich, Cheshire, needs its hydraulics and computer system repairing, the Canal and River Trust (CRT) said.
The engineering wonder, which sits on the Trent and Mersey Canal, was built by Edwin Clarke in 1875.
Northwich MP Mike Amesbury said CRT had "untapped potential" to use the attraction as an educational facility.
The lift, which is known as 'Cathedral of the Canals', takes boats and barges from the River Weaver Navigation to the Trent and Mersey Canal.
More than £7m was raised to fund a major restoration in 2000 after it was unused for almost 20 years.
