2021

SD7506 : Prestolee Aqueduct, Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal

taken 3 years ago, near to Kearsley, Bolton, England

Prestolee Aqueduct, Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal
Prestolee Aqueduct, Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal
Looking along the Prestolee Aqueduct. This was constructed in the 1790s to carry the Manchester arm of the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal over the River Irwell below Nob End Locks.

As can be seen in the photo, the aqueduct still carries water, although it is not currently navigable as the adjoining sections of the canal are in need of restoration.

The Aqueduct is preserved as a Grade II listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1162420 LinkExternal link ).
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


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SD7506, 222 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 30 January, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 6 February, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 751 062 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:33.1587N 2:22.5841W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 750 063
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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