Manchester Ship Canal, Moorings at Mode Wheel Locks
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Manchester Ship Canal, Moorings at Mode Wheel Locks
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 7 Nov 2015
The Mode Wheel Locks are the last locks on the Manchester Ship Canal before reaching the Salford/Manchester Docks (now Salford Quays). The two locks lift ships thirteen feet to the level of the Salford basin. Before the Ship Canal was built, there used to be a corn mill at this spot. The mill was water powered and the wheel was called "Maud's Wheel" which over the years has been corrupted into Mode Wheel and used to name the area. (http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/outside/modewheel.html )
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Image Location
Latitude
53.473036
Longitude
-2.303231