The Linotype Works, Bridgewater Canal
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The Linotype Works, Bridgewater Canal
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 14 Jan 2012
The massive Linotype Machinery Company works which was built in 1897 on the south bank of the Bridgewater Canal. It is the only substantial complex left on the Broadheath Industrial Park, which had the distinction of being the world's first industrial park, pre-dating Trafford Park by a decade.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.396386
Longitude
-2.360133