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These stone houses on the Carrcote Estate in Delph were all once owned by the... (more)

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This is the competition ring very late in the evening in the centre of Delph... (more)

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King Street in the village of Delph is closed during the annual Whit Friday... (more)

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This is the King Street, which runs through the centre of the village of Delph,... (more)

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In January 1990, when this winter picture was taken, nearly all the houses on... (more)

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During the Whit Friday Brass Band Contest these police horses, waiting at the... (more)

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Operated by First Bus of Oldham this double decker is pictured here at Delph... (more)

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Major drainage channel on Nocton Fen, seen from Nocton Delph Head Bridge. Water... (more)

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Major drainage channel on Nocton Fen, seen from Nocton Delph Head Bridge. Water... (more)

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This pair of four-storey former weavers cottages stand at the junction of the... (more)

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A 'delph' is a quarry - it's the same root as 'to... (more)

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The Delph is a sandstone quarry which was repurposed as a loading basin in 1761... (more)

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Standing just proud of the surrounding expanse of moorland, in an area of... (more)

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A Delph is (I believe) a local term for a drain with an embankment. Today's... (more)

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A view down King Street in Delph, a village in the Saddleworth parish of the... (more)

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Inside the outer bank of the Ouse Washes.

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Where the River Delph joins the New Bedford River, at low tide and via a pumping... (more)

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This is the northern end of the Ouse Washes, where the River Delph joins the... (more)

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Cutting across the line of the washes towards Welmore Lake Sluice.

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Track leading up from Edge lane, below a stone quarry or delph.

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Disused quarry.

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When the rivers Delph (to the NW) and New Bedford (to the SE) overflow in flood... (more)

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A brand new Oldham Corporation Leyland Atlantean double decker bus is seen here... (more)

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Spanning the South Delph. The line here would have joined the Great Northern... (more)

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The low arch under Worsley Road. In the foreground the outline of boats that... (more)

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A replica crane, outlines of the boats that moved coal around the mine, and the... (more)

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A derelict woollen mill. A view from the mill yard towards the former boiler... (more)

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A derelict woollen mill. The block on the right burnt down in 2016 but the... (more)

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A derelict mill that largely burnt down in 2016. I was wandering around on a... (more)

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A derelict woollen mill that was largely destroyed by fire in 2016 although the... (more)

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This large woollen mill had date stones showing 1863, 1865 and 1871. It closed... (more)

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The aerial view shows the chimney to be still standing but the large block with... (more)

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A large woollen mill that was derelict in 2010, having closed finally in 2000.... (more)

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Seen in 2010 before the main block was destroyed by an arson attack in 2016. The... (more)

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This was derelict in 2010, having closed finally in 2000. The current aerial... (more)

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Seen from the back of a narrowboat entering lock 6.

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The nearest weir, by lock 7, is dry, because the side pond has been lowered... (more)

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Seen from a boat in lock 7.

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Rebuilt in 1858 on a new line. The 'waterfall' is the bywash from the... (more)

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Working Narrow Boat Hadar moored in front of the Packet House at Worsley, July 2012.

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The Shanghai Wong is a Chinese (and Cantonese) restaurant and takeaway that... (more)

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Compare this with SD9706 : Oldham Road in 1968 and you will see over the last 38 years how all the... (more)

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Looking towards the WWT Welney main observatory.

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Looking towards the WWT Welney observatory.

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Typical summer conditions, in winter this is often fully under water.

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The northwest side of the Ouse Washes, opposite the WWT Welney reserve.

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The northwest side of the Ouse Washes, opposite the WWT Welney reserve.

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