2016

SJ9398 : Portland Basin Marina

taken 8 years ago, near to Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside, England

This is 1 of 11 images, with title Portland Basin Marina in this square
Portland Basin Marina
Portland Basin Marina
Off the Peak Forest Canal.
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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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Peak Forest Canal [118] · Ashton Canal from the Peak Forest Canal [91] · Portland Basin Marina [31] Title Clusters: · Portland Basin Marina [11] ·
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SJ9398, 686 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 28 September, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 29 September, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9358 9842 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.9476N 2:5.8926W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9356 9841
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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