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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
by David Dixon

Created: Tue, 16 Nov 2010, Updated: Tue, 16 Nov 2010


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SD7506 : Nob End Locks and the Meccano Bridge by David Dixon
SD7406 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal by David Dixon
SD7807 : Deep Water by David Dixon
SD7807 : Winding Hole, Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal by N Chadwick
SD7807 : Mallard on the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal by David Dixon
SD7807 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, Radcliffe by David Dixon
SD7706 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal near Cams Lane by David Dixon
SD7605 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, Ringley by David Dixon
SJ8298 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, Lock #1 and Bridge #3 by David Dixon
SD7807 : Single Parent Swan Family on Canal at Radcliffe by David Dixon
SD7505 : Appleyard Bridge by David Dixon
SD7807 : Bridge Remains by David Dixon
SD7807 : Bury & Bolton Canal by David Dixon
SD7908 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal towards Rothwell Bridge by David Dixon
SD7908 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, from Withins Bridge by David Dixon
SD7807 : Canal Towpath, Radcliffe by David Dixon
SD7807 : Bridge Remains, Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal by David Dixon
SD7808 : Flooded Farmland next to the Canal by David Dixon
SD7908 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, North of Withins Bridge by David Dixon
SD7706 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, Bridge#16 (Nickerhole) by David Dixon
SD7707 : School Street Bridge, Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal by N Chadwick
SD7807 : Group of Coots on the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal by David Dixon
SD7908 : Manchester, Bury and Bolton Canal, Rothwell Bridge by David Dixon
SD7506 : The Meccano Bridge by David Dixon
SD7506 : The Bolton canal is somewhat overgrown by Ian Greig

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