Description:Two working narrowboats moored abreast at the Mersey Weaver Wharf at Longport. Two men are on the boat in front named 'Ribble', a woman is at the rear of the boat behind. The wharf was used for transporting raw materials and goods to and from Tunstall and Burslem. The warehouses pictured here were owned by The Mersey, Weaver & Ship Canal Company. This company carried a wide range of cargo from Weston Point, Runcorn to the Potteries which were unloaded here or at their Colonial Wharf at Brownhills near Tunstall.