2011
SD7806 : River Irwell, Radcliffe Bridge
taken 15 years ago, near to Radcliffe, Bury, England
This is 1 of 4 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.
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.
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- The first known photograph of Radcliffe Bridge, taken around 1854.![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
River Irwell (provided by N Chadwick)
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.
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- Grid Square
- SD7806, 204 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 13 November, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 15 November, 2011
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SD 7860 0695 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.5238N 2:19.4716W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SD 7851 0682
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
