Entrance to Sandhills
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Entrance to Sandhills by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Entrance to Sandhills
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 30 Jan 2015
Much of the red sandstone used for building in Manchester and the surrounding area, came from Collyhurst Quarry. The stone was transported the short distance into Manchester via the nearby River Irk on barges or rafts. The quarry is now disused and the area around it has been turned into a park called "Sandhills" http://www.irkvalley.info/sites/sandhills/siteinfo.html as part of Manchester City Council's Irk Valley Project http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/services_info.php?serviceID=2172 . This view shows the entrance off Rochdale Road/Eggington Street. See also Image] which shows similar gates off Collyhurst Road/Fitzgeorge Street.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.497575
Longitude
-2.221252