Remains of Newton Common Lock
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Remains of Newton Common Lock
Image: © David Long Taken: 8 Feb 2007
The famous Sankey Viaduct forms the backdrop to this view of the section of the lock revealed through the work of the Sankey Canal Restoration Society. The canal was legally abandoned from this point northwards in 1931.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.448076
Longitude
-2.654782