1998

SD9827 : The Rochdale Canal, empty

taken 26 years ago, near to Mytholm, Calderdale, England

The Rochdale Canal, empty
The Rochdale Canal, empty
The canal drained for maintenance work at Hebble End.
Rochdale Canal

The Rochdale Canal runs for 33 miles between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire, UK. In Sowerby Bridge it connects with the Calder and Hebble Navigation. In Manchester it connects with the Ashton and Bridgewater Canals.

The canal was opened between Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden and from Manchester to Rochdale in 1799 and between Todmorden and Rochdale in 1805. Most of the canal was closed in 1952. Restoration work began in late 1980s and by 1996 the canal was opened to navigation once again between Sowerby Bridge and the summit level. The canal was re-opened to navigation along its entire length in July 2002 and forms part of the South Pennine Ring.

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SD9827, 354 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 8 March, 1998   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 9 August, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 985 271 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.4438N 2:1.3987W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 985 271
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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