The Anderton Boat Lift near the village of Anderton , Cheshire , in north - west England provides a vertical link between two navigable waterways : the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal .
The Anderton Boat Lift is a two caisson lift lock near the village of Anderton , Cheshire , in north - west England . 
 It provides a vertical link between two navigable waterways : the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal .