Manchester Rochdale Canal 080723105445
The Rochdale Canal through central Manchester. This is part of the Cheshire Ring Canals, with a link to the Ashton Canal half a mile ahead beyond the covered section and a meeting with the Bridgewater Canal around a mile behind the camera.
The first real proposals for the Rochdale Canal were in 1776, but it was not until 1804 that the works were completed, linking the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in Manchester to the Calder Navigation at Sowerby Bridge, this bridge dating from around then. After falling traffic the canal became increasingly derelict and a last through passage was probably in 1937.
However, it was not until 1965 that an application was made to formally close the canal, but objections by the Inland Waterways Association instead led to a revival, and the complete waterway was reopened in 2002.
Manchester Rochdale Canal 080723105445
The Rochdale Canal through central Manchester. This is part of the Cheshire Ring Canals, with a link to the Ashton Canal half a mile ahead beyond the covered section and a meeting with the Bridgewater Canal around a mile behind the camera.
The first real proposals for the Rochdale Canal were in 1776, but it was not until 1804 that the works were completed, linking the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in Manchester to the Calder Navigation at Sowerby Bridge, this bridge dating from around then. After falling traffic the canal became increasingly derelict and a last through passage was probably in 1937.
However, it was not until 1965 that an application was made to formally close the canal, but objections by the Inland Waterways Association instead led to a revival, and the complete waterway was reopened in 2002.