Keep Anderton Boat Lift alive

We urgently need your help to prevent the iconic Anderton Boat Lift from breaking down and being forced to close.

Hailed as one of the 'Seven Wonders of the Waterways', Anderton Boat Lift is an incredible feat of engineering that changed our waterways forever.

However, at 150 years old, it is showing its age and fragility. Its future is now in jeopardy, and a major overhaul is essential.

We're asking for your support today so that we can start vital works and keep Anderton working safely for years to come.

could help to future-proof the controls by replacing obsolete software and cabling with a modern system

could help strip and recoat the steelwork with specialist paint that will last for 25 years

could keep Anderton open for boaters and create a new educational hub for thousands of school children to experience

Thank you

Thank you for your support. Together, we can save an engineering wonder and keep this magnificent lift open and working for many generations to come.

Last Edited: 22 November 2023