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Lock Gates on the Rochdale Canal at Whitworth Street, Manchester

Lock Gates on the Rochdale Canal at Whitworth Street, Manchester

T2502  The Rochdale Canal opened through to Manchester in 1804 making it the first trans-Pennine canal route. This is one of the final sets of lock gates at the Manchester end, Number 91, close to Whitworth Street. The canal joins up with the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield.
Publisher Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Contributor
Creator personalname, Jan Shearsmith; ,
Date creation, 2002-08-21; ,
Type Digital images, Digital photographs; ,
Format dimension.H, 141mm; dimension.W, 190mm; , ; ,
Identifier GM.386.46.BRI.
Source Trafford Local Studies Centre
Language EN
Relation , ; , ; , ; ,
Coverage Location.Creation Site, Rochdale Canal, Castlefield, Manchester (O.S. Ref: 383800, 397600); , ; , ; ,
Rights Jan Shearsmith
File created 4:2:1, 17/5/2004