#MerseyFlat

The Mersey Flat's Role in the Coal Trade Mersey flats transported coal, that was extracted from pits in Cheshire and Lancashire, along the navigable waterways of North West England....

Mersey flats, which could be equipped with one or two masts, operated along the water lines of communication that ran between the coal mines of Lancashire and the industrial plants that were established along the River Mersey. #Coal #History #MerseyFlat www.mattsmodelboats.com/2019/08/the-...