2015

SJ9494 : Foxholes Bridge

taken 9 years ago, near to Haughton Green, Tameside, England

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Foxholes Bridge
Foxholes Bridge
Bridge #8 on the Peak Forest Canal. The present wooden footbridge replaces an earlier bridge built in 1799 and demolished in 1971 - see photograph from 1963 LinkExternal link
Peak Forest Canal

The Peak Forest Canal runs for 15 miles between Ashton under Lyne and Whaley Bridge.

It was built to link the Ashton Canal with the tramways that brought limestone from the Peak District quarries.

The Lower Peak Forest Canal forms part of the "Cheshire Ring".

LinkExternal link Pennine Waterways website including a "virtual tour" of the canal
LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link for information on the history of the canal


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Geographical Context: Canals Canal: Peak Forest Date: 1799 1971 other tags: Bridge Over Canal Footbridge Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SJ9494, 2228 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 8 May, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 11 May, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9430 9408 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.6075N 2:5.2368W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9430 9406
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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