Bristol surprised me. No one had warned me that I was about to enter a friendly city with a hint of Holland – it is a port city, with canals, and bike lanes – but it is not so close to the sea – it is approx 15 km to the Severn Estuary – and…
I have made two quick visits to Chester. It is such a lovely city. Chester Rows, the Roman Walls, the Amphitheatre, Grosvenor Park, and the Canal Basins (and apparently there is even a Zoo!). But there was one thing that I could not find…… the Port! For hundreds of years before the prominence of Liverpool, Chester was…
There are many large and small ports – some less operational than others – along the shores of the islands. I want to explore each of these in a little more detail to understand the various intersections of communication and traversing in the Irish Sea. These ports have emerged for various reasons. But and some…
