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The Black Horse, Oldham Road
Image: © Alexander P Kapp
Taken: 27 Jan 2009
0.03 miles
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Failsworth Telephone Exchange
Located at 179 Oldham Road (A62 road), this TE comprises of the original redbrick building on the left dating from the GPO era with the extension to the right of the photo. It has the code MRFAI and provides telephone and broadband services to 27,455 residential and 920 non-residential premises in Failsworth plus Hollinwood, New Moston, Newton Heath and Woodhouses nearby. Until the late 1960s, it used to have FAIlsworth numbers but now has 0161- 681, 682, and 688 xxxx numbers, the 0161 referring to the Manchester group of TEs. The postcode of this TE is M35 0BX.
Image: © David Hillas
Taken: 24 Jun 2015
0.08 miles
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Dirty lock, Rochdale Canal
This is lock No. 66 and contains a lot of floating junk. Marlborough No. 1 Mill is in the background in the next square west.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 13 Feb 2010
0.13 miles
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Lock 66, Rochdale Canal
Between Failsworth and Newton Heath.
Image: © michael ely
Taken: 16 May 2014
0.13 miles
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Rochdale Canal lock 66
Image: © John Slater
Taken: 22 Sep 2012
0.13 miles
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Lock #66, Rochdale Canal
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 4 Oct 2011
0.13 miles
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Someone in Mitchells Quay likes the Rochdale Canal
New housing alongside the Rochdale Canal, west of Back Lane Bridge.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 8 May 2014
0.13 miles
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Marlborough No.1 Mill, Failsworth
This is a former cotton spinning mill that was built in 1905 to a design by PS Stott. The spindleage in 1915 was 114,456 and power was provided by a George Saxon inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine of 1700 horsepower. Production ceased in 1955 and it was then used as a distribution warehouse. The adjoining No. 2 Mill has been replaced by a Morrisons supermarket.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 13 Feb 2010
0.13 miles
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Tannersfield Canal Footbridge
On the Rochdale Canal, this is bridge No.79A
Image: © Kevin Waterhouse
Taken: 7 Feb 2023
0.14 miles
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Bridge #79a, Ridgefield Street, Rochdale Canal
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 4 Oct 2011
0.14 miles