Marston Bridge No 193 carries the M1 motorway over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook).
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1816 but problems with Polehampton Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for coal traffic to Bradford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Longfield power station was enough to keep it open. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) was closed in 1955 when Northampton Embankment collapsed. In Arthur Taylor's "By Mooring Pin and Lump Hammer Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Southampton Inclined plane during the General Strike.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. It's quite full today Wednesday 17th July 2019. I don't know if this is generally the case.
There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Wincham Brook Aqueduct No 190 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Wincham Turn | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Wincham Winding Hole | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Wincham Footbridge No 191 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Wincham Hotel Bridge No 192 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Marston Bridge No 193 | ||
| The Salt Barge PH | ¼ furlongs | |
| Milepost - Shardlow 84 Miles / Preston Brook 6 Miles | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Marbury Woods Footbridge | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Marbury Hall Bridge No 196 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Marbury Hall Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
- Lion Salt Works — associated with this page
- Website for the Lion Salt Works
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
To The Woods! from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 5th of April, 2009
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![Former Lion Salt Works at Marston, Cheshire. It all looks quite derelict from here, but the site alongside the Trent and Mersey Canal is actually being developed as a museum. http://www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/ [[[601422]]][[[637954]]]The site is closed to the public at present, and is expected to open in 2014. by Roger D Kidd – 28 August 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/72/25/2722520_d9079c4e_120x120.jpg)
![Lion Salt Works - No. 2 pan. The pan house has been demolished but the remains of the pan are seen and include an automated scraper mechanism that replaced the manual method used on the other pans until the works closed in 1986. To the right is stove house 2 that now houses part of the museum display and also has a picture window giving a view of the local scenery - [[4604758]]. by Chris Allen – 08 August 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/60/65/4606564_526fa27a_120x120.jpg)

![Former Lion Salt Works at Marston, Cheshire. It all looks quite derelict from here, but the site alongside the Trent and Mersey Canal is actually being developed as a museum. http://www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk/[[[478203]]][[[601422]]][[[637954]]]The site is closed to the public at present, and is expected to open in 2014. by Roger D Kidd – 28 August 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/72/24/2722495_ab09b982_120x120.jpg)






