2012

SJ8498 : Rochdale Canal, Brownsfield Lock (#83)

taken 12 years ago, near to Manchester, England

Rochdale Canal, Brownsfield Lock (#83)
Rochdale Canal, Brownsfield Lock (#83)
The steps leading up to Brownsfield Lock. Behind is the Grade II* listed Brownsfield Mill.

As well as producing textiles this former cotton mill, built in 1825, was also one of the earliest aircraft factories in the world; A V Roe building aircraft on the lower floor between 1910 and 1913.

LinkExternal link -British Listed Buildings
LinkExternal link -AVRO official website
LinkExternal link -Pennine Waterways
LinkExternal link -Manchester History Net
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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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 29 September, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 30 September, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8488 9833 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.8882N 2:13.7583W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8487 9832
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