2021

SJ8497 : Rochdale Canal, Lock#88 at Oxford Street

taken 3 years ago, near to Manchester, England

Rochdale Canal, Lock#88 at Oxford Street
Rochdale Canal, Lock#88 at Oxford Street
Looking towards Lock#88 from the towpath beneath Oxford Street. The lock, which was built for the Rochdale Canal Company in 1804, lowers the canal allowing boats to pass under Oxford Street in the city centre. It is Grade II listed (Historic England List Entry Number: 1270857 LinkExternal link ). On this day, the lock was “over-full” and the water was cascading over the gate rather than through it.

Lock#88 is one of the "Rochdale Nine". When the rest of the Rochdale Canal was closed to navigation in 1952, these nine locks which link the Ashton and Bridgewater Canals, through the centre of Manchester, were the only part of the canal to remain open, forming part of the "Cheshire Ring".
Rochdale Canal

The Rochdale Canal runs for 33 miles between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire, UK. In Sowerby Bridge it connects with the Calder and Hebble Navigation. In Manchester it connects with the Ashton and Bridgewater Canals.

The canal was opened between Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden and from Manchester to Rochdale in 1799 and between Todmorden and Rochdale in 1805. Most of the canal was closed in 1952. Restoration work began in late 1980s and by 1996 the canal was opened to navigation once again between Sowerby Bridge and the summit level. The canal was re-opened to navigation along its entire length in July 2002 and forms part of the South Pennine Ring.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Manchester [1065] · Street [856] · Oxford Road [365] · Setting [262] · Rochdale Canal [246] · Grade II Listed [165] ·
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SJ8497, 2109 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 24 April, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 840 976 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.5147N 2:14.4885W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 840 976
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