{"id":4657,"date":"2024-05-29T14:56:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=4657"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:24:27","slug":"anderton-boat-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/case-studies\/anderton-boat-lift\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderton Boat Lift &#8211; Accessibility Audits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4657\" class=\"elementor elementor-4657\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fb4f78c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf8a0bc\" data-id=\"cf8a0bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721af21 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"721af21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anderton Boat Lift &#8211; 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A canal boat filled with passengers makes its way along the Mersey Canal.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1376222735-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1376222735-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1376222735-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1376222735-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shutterstock_1376222735-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70163c5\" data-id=\"70163c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f1fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f1fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Direct Access are the access consultants for The Anderton Boat Lift, a two-caisson lift lock near the village of Anderton, Cheshire.<\/p><p>The lift provides a 50-foot (15.2 m) vertical link between two navigable waterways: the River Weaver\u00a0and the\u00a0Trent and Mersey Canal. The structure is designated as a\u00a0scheduled monument, and is included in the\u00a0National Heritage List for England.<\/p><p>The Access Audit provided by our team included assessment and appraisals of t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he current site, p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">roposals for new capital works, and p<\/span>roposals for interpretive design.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Access Plan has considered influence and shape accessibility police at the Anderton Boat Lift.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct Access&#8217; involvement extended into providing guidance on the accessibility of proposed future activities and events hosted at the Boat Life, and has also included staff and volunteer training in relation to user needs, access, and inclusion.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All accessibility solutions provided by our access auditing team (many of whom are disabled people themselves) offered their expertise on potential changes to the design, management and use of the Lift&#8217;s built <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">environments and associated spaces.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e6cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e6cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b7b458\" data-id=\"2b7b458\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2c93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dc2c93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834b18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834b18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The site of the Boat Life includes a two-storey visitor centre and exhibition building with a coffee shop, as well as informational films about the history of the lift. Direct Access provided accessibility audits in these areas, with considerations for every facet of accessibility, including potential neurodiverse experiences of the site.\u00a0<\/p><p>Rather than simply focus on legal compliance, Direct Access adopted the approach (as with all of our clients) of identifying unique ways that organisers can ensure inclusion on site. For the boat lift, the visitor experience was paramount &#8211; so our principle auditor took a boat trip to ensure accessibility of the entire visitor journey when visiting.<\/p><p>The Boat Lift is one of only two working boat lifts in the United Kingdom; the other is the Falkirk Wheel\u00a0in\u00a0Scotland.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc1fab0\" data-id=\"fc1fab0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42166b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"42166b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156f7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"156f7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4322-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4660\" alt=\"An image of the Anderton Boat Lift, a mechanical structure designed to provide a 50-foot vertical link between two navigable waterways: the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4322-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4322-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4322-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4322.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea8707a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea8707a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5b3935\" data-id=\"b5b3935\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e53612 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"0e53612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/how-providing-tote-bags-with-small-objects-can-increase-accessibility-on-your-premises\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">How providing tote bags with small objects can increase accessibility on your premises<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/case-studies\/spamedica-clinics-and-offices\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">SpaMedica clinics and offices &#8211; 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