VIDEO: A VISIT TO THE NEW LOOK WORSLEY DELPH

We were pleasantly surprised at the finished work which has, had a total makeover, including a new viewing platform and a new multi-level viewing area accessed from School Brow.

Dotted around the site are information boards telling the history of the workings and the underground canal route which stretches for some 47 miles, stretching as far as Farnworth.

More poignant are the depictions of workers tools, a pick-axe, safety lamp, helmets, coal dollies and memories from workers including young children who rarely saw daylight, their working hours that long.

Sited in the middle of the constructed island is a winch, similar to the one which stood here almost two hundred years ago, which hoisted the stone from the Quarry onto barges to build infrastructure around the area.

Stone representations of submerged, starvationer boats are dotted about the basin,  the bridge stonework has been repaired, cleaned and re-pointed, sluice gate restored and the parapets repainted, and all of the overgrown vegetation has been removed.

At night the quarry face is lit up by themed lighting creating a stunning light show which really highlights the workings and is a joy to behold.

All in all a marvelous restoration job has been carried out in the most sympathetic manner and we can only applaud and marvel at the finished product.