Bridgewater Canal at Worsley

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Bridgewater Canal at Worsley by Gary Rogers as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

Bridgewater Canal at Worsley

Image: © Gary Rogers Taken: 16 Nov 2003

The mock tudor building, built c. 1850 on the site of the 1760 version, is the Packet House. The canal used to service the extensive labyrinth of coal mines in the area. HE Grade II listings: The Packet House http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1162797 Jetty Steps (in front of Packet House) http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1309431 Former Oil Store (on right of canal as viewed) http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1215020

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0