| After a really miserable summer October seemed to be something of an 'Indian Summer', and this beautiful day saw me off to Preston to visit the Ribble Steam Museum. The Marina was close by, and never being able to resist anything nautical I just had to wander around and take a few shots (well okay, everything in sight then!).
The railway shots will be available in my Railway Gallery, and the few passing bus shots I took will soon be available in the Bus & Coach Gallery. The marina was quite impressive, and some of the boats very interesting to look at. Like many former dock areas this one has also been regenerated and seems to be quite popular now. I did note the notice about the Algae problem, which was quite bad that day, I've included a shot of a Coot, which can be seen leaving a trail through it - maybe I should start a wildlife gallery as well now! 
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More relics. 1024x821 marina6.jpg |
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These berths were very popular with the wildlife. 1024x718 marina7.jpg |
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This Coot left a trail through the Algae! 1024x759 marina11.jpg |
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This sign explains about the Algae problem. 1024x781 marina19.jpg |
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This is the Marina Control building. 1024x766 marina26.jpg |
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This was a waterfront cafe. 1024x705 marina29.jpg |
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The view from the rotating bridge at the entrance to the Marina. 1024x768 marina31.jpg |
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Another shot of the lock gates, these lead to the River Ribble. 1024x760 marina35.jpg |
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A relic from the old dats. 1024x768 marina36.jpg |
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Another relic 1024x768 marina41.jpg |
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These are the lock gates. 1024x768 marina45.jpg |
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A shot of the boatyard. 1024x768 marina46.jpg |
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