Castlefield Basin
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Castlefield Basin by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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Castlefield Basin
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 8 Jan 2017
The Castlefied Basin is centred on two arms of the Bridgewater Canal, shaped like a tuning fork, which allowed two barges at a time to enter the Staffordshire Warehouse to load and unload Image It was one of Castlefield's first warehouses, and around this huge building were sheds, offices and other warehouses. The warehouse has long gone and the basin is now used for short term mooring Image On the right is the Y Club Gym. The area on the left is used as an open-air event space. In the background are three nineteenth century railway viaducts crossing the Castlefield Basin.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.476202
Longitude
-2.256547