Ashton Canal
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Ashton Canal by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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Ashton Canal
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 7 May 2013
Looking east along the Ashton Canal towards Cavendish Street.On the left, is Cavendish Mill which is a Grade II* listed former cotton spinning mill. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-212750-cavendish-mill- It was built between 1884 and 1885 for the Cavendish Spinning Company. It ceased spinning cotton in 1934 and was then used for a variety of purposes before it was converted into housing in 1994. This last half mile of the Ashton Canal was a dead end in 1984 Image, as the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, its continuation, was abandoned and unnavigable. Now that canal has been restored and the Ashton Canal continues in a tunnel under the Asda supermarket.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.483449
Longitude
-2.097459