Looking back towards Wigan from Lock No. 75
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Looking back towards Wigan from Lock No. 75
Image: © David Martin Taken: 4 Sep 2024
Historic Ordnance Survey mapping shows how this section of canal was once lined by collieries, basins and railway sidings. The lock in front of the distant bridge is Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.548193
Longitude
-2.606673