Viewing platform, Worsley Delph
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Viewing platform, Worsley Delph
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 29 May 2021
The Delph is a sandstone quarry which was repurposed as a loading basin in 1761 when coal was mined here and the Bridgewater Canal opened. The rusty red structure is a modern replica of the original crane and in the water are outlines of the kind of boats that worked in the coal mines on underground canals. This site has excellent interpretation, installed by Salford City Council in 2019 with National Lottery money.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.500678
Longitude
-2.380917