Otterspool Bridge, weir and Stockport Hydro
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Otterspool Bridge, weir and Stockport Hydro
Image: © Chris Morgan Taken: 3 Jan 2022
Stockport Hydro alongside the weir on the River Goyt. The weir was built for a much earlier cotton mill that was never constructed. The two Archimedes screws are named Thunder and Lightning. Fish ladder to the left. Fuller description of the Stockport hydro scheme at Otterspool Weir, Manchester's first community-owned hydro-electric project, is here; http://www.marple-uk.com/stockport-hydro/index.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
53.401744
Longitude
-2.096971