This cache is part of the third batch of the Gapplugger series based along the Blackburn stretch of the Leeds-Liverpool canal. There seems to be plenty of scope for more caches around here so, as promised, a few more to fill some gaps...
These caches are obviously close to water, so please be careful with small children. After signing, please take extra care to ensure the caches are replaced carefully out of sight as you have found them.
The 127-mile long Leeds and Liverpool Canal is thought by many to be the finest in England, with spectacular Pennine views, fascinating staircases of locks and the sturdy architecture of mills, warehouses and cottages. Constructed between 1770 and 1816 it rapidly became one of the most prosperous canals in the country and played a major part in bringing industry to the towns through which it past. In 1810 the first barges to arrive in Blackburn brought yarn, tallow, molasses, oil, lead, timber, malt, and 380tons of coal. The canal brought agricultural produce and raw cotton and coal to Blackburn and took away the processed cotton cloth. The price of cotton fell and production increased. The size of the mills grew and because of their need for water and coal they were built along the canal. There were 39 mills by the canal, which was used for day trips for mill workers. Today this may not be the most glamorous stretch of canal, but the Canal and River Trust are working on expanding a new Blackburn canal heritage trail in this area.
Easy enough here, but be careful not to be observed - as I was placing the cache I noticed a small window directly opposite...