Clockhouse Swing Bridge, Fairfield
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Clockhouse Swing Bridge, Fairfield
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 15 Nov 2012
Bridge #15 on the Ashton Canal is this swing bridge at Fairfield. It takes the path from Copperas Lane, on the southern side of the canal, to the playing fields on the northern side. Droylsden had two 'Clockhouses', so the workers could know when it was time to awake for their toil in the mills. The north clockhouse was on Greenside Lane overlooking the Medlock Valley. The south clockhouse was near here at Yew Tree Farm, close to the Moravian Settlement. Apparently (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/william.mcdonald7/droylsden.htm All About Droylsden) there were only five clockhouses in the whole of Britain and Droylsden had two of them. Sadly they were allowed to disappear before their importance was realised.
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Image Location
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53.476014
Longitude
-2.157558