2020

SD7706 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, Bridge#16 (Nickerhole)

taken 4 years ago, near to Radcliffe, Bury, England

Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, Bridge#16 (Nickerhole)
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, Bridge#16 (Nickerhole)
Bridge #17 on the Bury arm of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal carries a footpath at the end of Cams Lane. This area of Radcliffe was once named "Nickerhole", hence the name of the bridge.
Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal :: SD7506

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: Paths Canals Camera: IPhone 7 Canal: Manchester Bolton and Bury other tags: Canal Canal Towpath Canal Bridge Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bolton and Bury Canal at Nickerhole [25] · Bridge 16 [15] · Cams Lane [15] · Footpath [14] · Bridge 17 [7] ·
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SD7706, 182 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 1 April, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 2 April, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 774 067 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.4022N 2:20.5213W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 774 067
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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