Lock 90 Rochdale Canal
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Lock 90 Rochdale Canal
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 20 Sep 2014
Looking towards the junction with the Bridgewater Canal this was the 3rd lock on the canal. Legend has it that the Yorkshire sponsors of the canal couldn't face the idea of their grand scheme beginning in Lancashire so they numbered the locks from Rochdale.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.474601
Longitude
-2.248402