Rochdale Canal, Lock 89 (Tib Lock)
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Rochdale Canal, Lock 89 (Tib Lock)
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 28 Oct 2013
Lock#89 is one of the "Rochdale Nine". When the rest of the Rochdale Canal was closed to navigation in 1952, these nine locks which link the Ashton and Bridgewater Canals, through the centre of Manchester, were the only part of the canal to remain open, forming part of the "Cheshire Ring".
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Image Location
Latitude
53.474337
Longitude
-2.245538