Ship Canal at Barton
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Ship Canal at Barton
Image: © Keith Williamson Taken: 21 Sep 2006
Looking east along the Manchester Ship Canal at Barton upon Irwell. Barton Road Bridge in the distance. Forty years ago, as a child, I played here. No swans then. The canal was murky and smelly with a thick oily layer over the water and the banks were coated with an oily residue. Now there are fish in the water!
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Image Location
Latitude
53.472793
Longitude
-2.35852