2012

SJ8898 : Ashton Canal, Lock 10 (Vinegar Lock)

taken 11 years ago, near to Droylsden, Tameside, England

This is 1 of 12 images, with title starting with Ashton in this square
Ashton Canal, Lock 10 (Vinegar Lock)
Ashton Canal, Lock 10 (Vinegar Lock)
Lock#10 on the Ashton Canal, at the side of the Anchor Chemicals (now a subsidiary of Air Products) factory, is called "Vinegar Lock" from the nearby vinegar works which were demolished in the 1980s.

Lock 10 has the distinction of being the deepest narrow lock in Britain, with a fall of 13 feet 10 inches (LinkExternal link Pennine Waterways).
Ashton Canal

The Ashton Canal runs eastwards from Manchester to Ashton under Lyne. It links the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and Peak Forest Canal with the Rochdale Canal and Bridgewater Canal and forms part of the "Cheshire Ring".

The original scheme was completed in 1796, running from a large basin behind what is now Piccadilly Station in Manchester, climbing gradually eastwards via 18 locks to Fairfield, Droylsden. From there one level section continued eastward to Whitelands Basin, Ashton under Lyne, while another arm headed north through what is now Daisy Nook, climbing another eight locks to Hollinwood, with a branch running east from Daisy Nook towards Park Bridge. A short arm from Portland Basin crossed the River Tame to Dukinfield. A year later an additional branch from Clayton to Stockport was opened.

The short link between Ashton Canal Basin at Piccadilly and the Rochdale Canal was not opened until 1800, when disputes about canal tolls and responsibility for paving the streets around the basins were resolved.

The Peak Forest Canal, opened in 1800, joined the Ashton Canal by way of the Dukinfield spur across the aqueduct over the Tame at Portland Basin.

The Hollinwood Branch Canal closed in sections between 1932 and 1961. The Stockport Branch Canal was closed in 1962.

History: LinkExternal link


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This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2012 Automatic Clusters: · Ashton Canal [37] · Chemical Works [12] · Lock 13 [8] ·
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SJ8898, 179 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 15 November, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 17 November, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8816 9823 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.8394N 2:10.7926W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8818 9822
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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