For quite a while, there has been a lattice-work of scaffolding on the canal side of the warehouses behind Salts Mill. They must be doing some maintenance work, perhaps to the roof. They've also cut back all the vegetation that was growing along that stretch. I can understand why, as the tree roots do damage and the leaves are a nuisance. The trees did serve to mask the rather ugly pre-fab buildings on the approach to one of the most iconic views in the area, where the canal cuts between Salts Mill and the New Mill, but they were, in truth, beginning to mask the view too. So it's swings and roundabouts, I guess... I suppose I'll get used to the new 'bare' look.
On the offside of the canal the private owner is responsible for the maintenance of his own land and for ensuring it does not encroach or in any way interfere with the navigation. On many occasions the old Leeds & Liverpool Canal Co. sued farmers for building sheep wash enclosures into the canal, or contaminating the water. The Canal and River Trust are the legal successors of the L&L Co. Doubtless a sinning church in Shipley will also soon receive a letter from the CRT in this regard!
ReplyDeleteI do like this perspective.
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