Worsley Delph - left hand entrance
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Worsley Delph - left hand entrance
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 18 Sep 1990
One of the two canal entrances into the coal mines is behind the crane-like structure, actually a sluice for assisting boats out of the tunnel. The red water comes from iron strata in the mines. It was possible at one time to navigate continuously into the mine for 10,900 yards (9960 m) before reaching a dead-end, easily eclipsing double-ended tunnels on ordinary British canals. There were many branches and also four other navigable levels, totalling over 51 miles (82 km), although not all open at once. The two entrances here formed a "dual carriageway" to ease the heavy boat traffic.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.501037
Longitude
-2.381221