River Irwell, Radcliffe Bridge (C) David Dixon

SD7806 : River Irwell, Radcliffe Bridge

taken 8 years ago, near to Radcliffe, Bury, Great Britain

This is 1 of 2 images, with title River Irwell, Radcliffe Bridge in this square

River Irwell, Radcliffe Bridge

Looking upstream from Pilkington Way towards Radcliffe Bridge.

The first bridge across the Irwell, at this site, was probably erected during the late Mediæval period at the site of a ford where, the Manchester to Blackburn packhorse route (now Blackburn Street) passed through the hamlet which became known as Radcliffe Bridge.

Link

- The first known photograph of Radcliffe Bridge, taken around 1854.

River Irwell

The River Irwell rises on the Rossendale hills north of Bacup and flows south for 39 miles before joining the River Mersey west of Manchester. It was a very important river in the development of industry, during the Industrial revolution, in Lancashire.
Wikipedia: Link

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]

· Find out How to reuse this image · Share: · Download Image ·
	Start a discussion on SD7806		Suggest an update to this image		Contact the contributor

1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright

TIP: Click the map for Large scale mapping
Change to interactive Map >

Grid Square: SD7806, 137 images (more nearby )
Photographer: David Dixon (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 13 November, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 15 November, 2011
Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage City, Town centre
River (from Tags): Irwell
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 7860 0695 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.5238N 2:19.4716W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SD 7851 0682
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)