Chorlton Street Lock, Rochdale Canal – 1980
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Chorlton Street Lock, Rochdale Canal – 1980 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 1 Jun 1980
Willow Wren Kearns hire boat Larch is entering the lock while a member of the crew negotiates the unusual stile https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7499365 over the parapet alongside Canal Street.