2012

SD7506 : Manchester, Bolton And Bury Canal, Nob End Locks

taken 12 years ago, near to Little Lever, Bolton, England

Manchester, Bolton And Bury Canal, Nob End Locks
Manchester, Bolton And Bury Canal, Nob End Locks
The top half of the set of locks which raised the canal 64 feet in a distance of 200 yards to take vessels from the Manchester arm of the canal to the Bury and Bolton arms. The locks were arranged in two staircases of 3 locks, with a passing basin between. Little can be seen of the lower staircase locks although the masonry of the upper locks, seen here, is more distinct showing how each lock in the staircase leads directly to the next, with a common gate between them. These have been cleared by members of the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal Society. However, rapid plant growth soon obscures the detail.

The locks are shown on early maps as "Prestolee Locks" but are commonly known as "Nob End Locks".
Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal

The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is a disused canal, built to link Bolton and Bury with Manchester. The canal, when fully completed in 1796, was 15 miles long. It was connected with the River Irwell in Salford, in 1808.

From Salford the canal ran up the Irwell valley to reach Nob End, where it climbed the Prestolee Locks, and then split into two branches leading to Bolton and Bury. The canal was built principally to serve the many collieries in the area, as well as to transport other cargo such as stone and timber.

By 1846 a parallel railway had been built to Bury, and the canal went into decline. The Bolton arm went out of use in 1924, though with some minor use until 1947. The Bury arm was breached just above Nob End in 1936, but the then isolated Bury arm continued to be used until 1951, principally between the canalside Ladyshore Colliery and Bury. The final section of the canal was officially closed in 1961, and much of it was filled in.
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LinkExternal link Exploring Greater Manchester, a fieldwork guide (web edition); edited by Paul Hindle, Manchester Geographical Society
LinkExternal link Wikipedia article
LinkExternal link Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society website
LinkExternal link Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, Pennine Waterways


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Geographical Context: Derelict, Disused Canals Canal: Manchester Bolton and Bury other tags: Canal Canal Locks Disused Overgrown Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SD7506, 222 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 10 May, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7524 0646 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.2506N 2:22.5125W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7522 0644
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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