2011

SJ9494 : Captain Clarke's Bridge

taken 13 years ago, near to Haughton Green, Tameside, England

This is 1 of 9 images, with title Captain Clarke's Bridge in this square
Captain Clarke's Bridge
Captain Clarke's Bridge
Captain Clarke's Bridge on the Peak Forest Canal from the East.

It is named after the naval officer, John Clarke who lived at Wood End in the 19th century.

The towpath changes sides at this point. The horse, pulling a narrowboat along with a towline attached to its harness, would walk under the bridge then up around the curve, over the canal and down the other side. If the boat was going the other way, the horse would cross the bridge then curve down and go under the bridge. Because the towpath goes under the bridge before circling upwards, the towline could remain attached the whole time, which would save the boatmen time and fiddling about.

See how it looked in 1900: LinkExternal link
Peak Forest Canal

The Peak Forest Canal runs for 15 miles between Ashton under Lyne and Whaley Bridge.

It was built to link the Ashton Canal with the tramways that brought limestone from the Peak District quarries.

The Lower Peak Forest Canal forms part of the "Cheshire Ring".

LinkExternal link Pennine Waterways website including a "virtual tour" of the canal
LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link for information on the history of the canal


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Gerald England and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Category: Bridge (roving)
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Peak Forest Canal [137] Title Clusters: · Captain Clarke's Bridge [9] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SJ9494, 2228 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 10 April, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 13 April, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 942 942 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:26.7099N 2:5.2551W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 942 942
View Direction
NORTH (about 0 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 128 times
You are not logged in login | register