Extensive restoration of the arm has been completed by Barry Tuffin of Maesbury Marine Services who runs a boat building and repair service in part of the mill complex . Boats at various stages of completion can be seen under construction.
| Mill Arm and Maesbury Marine. |
| The Mill Arm is a feeder for the canal from the Morda Brook . The arm originally ran up into Maesbury Hall Mill where A & A Peate ground corn produced locally and also corn from abroad brought by canal from Liverpool/Ellesmere Port . Extensive restoration of the arm has been completed by Barry Tuffin of Maesbury Marine Services who runs a boat building and repair service in part of the mill complex . Boats at various stages of completion can be seen under construction. |
| The new Mill Arm Lift Bridge area has now begun to mature providing a pleasant approach to the Mill Arm that is to the right, thro' the bridge. The signs on the far bank welcome you to Maesbury Marine Services. |
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| If you take a walk along the road to the right of the lift bridge, you will come to a public footpath that takes you to the feeder at the head of the Mill Arm. Extensive restoration and bank work has been completed. Boats carrying grain from Liverpool and Ellesmere Port used to offload direct into the old mill that was situated to the left of the photo. |
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| Another view behind the mill showing the new pilings and bank work. |
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| Crossing over to the opposite bank and looking back down the arm gives meaning to the restoration. The work is beginning to mature as the moorings blend in with their enviroment. |
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| Walking back along the lane towards the lift bridge we now look across at the new moorings which have begun to blend in with their surroundings. |
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| Further down the moorings, at present resting on the bottom, is another restoration project. A timber narrowboat waiting for work to commence on its restoration. A symbol of our canal heritage . |
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| As we look across the arm and back toward the mill buildings the sight of boats, out of the water and at varying stages of refurbishment, greets our eyes. In the background, part of the mill complex now houses the workshops of Maesbury Marine Services. |
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| If you are interested in a new (or second hand) boat, then a visit to the workshops is well worth a visit. Boats at differing stages of construction can be viewed and you can judge for yourself the quality being built in. All the wooden mouldings and fittings for the craft are made on site from well seasoned timbers. |
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| Not content with restoring the canal arm itself, Barry Tuffin has restored the pool seen here thro' the trees. An off-line nature reserve is now becoming well established. |
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| And so BACK to the main line, Redwith section. |