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Fairfield Locks, Droylsden

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Fairfield Locks, Droylsden by Martin Clark 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

Fairfield Locks, Droylsden

Image: © Martin Clark Taken: Unknown

At one time, the locks on the Ashton Canal were so busy that a pair of locks was necessary here. Above the locks, the canal turns to the right at the former junction with the Hollinwood Branch Canal.

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

Image Location

Leaflet Map data © OpenStreetMap

Latitude

53.474143

Longitude

-2.144595