SJ8497 : Rochdale Canal Lock 87, Canal Street
taken 3 years ago, near to Manchester, Great Britain

Lock#87 is one of the "Rochdale Nine". When the rest of the Rochdale Canal was closed to navigation in 1952, these nine locks which link the Ashton and Bridgewater Canals, through the centre of Manchester, were the only part of the canal to remain open, forming part of the "Cheshire Ring".
The Rochdale Canal runs for 33 miles between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire, UK. In Sowerby Bridge it connects with the Calder and Hebble Navigation. In Manchester it connects with the Ashton and Bridgewater Canals.
The canal was opened between Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden and from Manchester to Rochdale in 1799 and between Todmorden and Rochdale in 1805. Most of the canal was closed in 1952. Restoration work began in late 1980s and by 1996 the canal was opened to navigation once again between Sowerby Bridge and the summit level. The canal was re-opened to navigation along its entire length in July 2002 and forms part of the South Pennine Ring.
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- SJ8497, 1903 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- David Dixon (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 4 September, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 9 September, 2017
- Geographical Context
- Camera (from Tags)
- Canal (from Tags)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 842 977 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.5690N 2:14.2990W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 842 977
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)



