IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Leigh Road, MANCHESTER, M46 0PL
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Leigh Road, M46 0PL by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (12 Images Found)
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Details
Distance
1
Old Milestone by the B5215, Leigh Road, Howe Bridge
Carved stone post by the B5215, in parish of Atherton (Wigan District), Howe Bridge, at entrance to Old Vicarage next to parish church, on South side of road. St Helens stone, erected by the Bolton & St Helens turnpike trust in the 19th century. Re-located and probably re-cut, based on Old-maps.
Inscription reads:-
ATHERTON
{mark}
BOLTON 6
ST HELENS 13
Carved pseudo benchmark/mason's mark front middle.
Milestone Society National ID: LA_BOSH06
Image: © M Faherty
Taken: 18 Oct 2009
0.03 miles
2
Howe Bridge, church
The parish church of St Michael and All Angels on Leigh Road. Note the milestone next to the Old Vicarage. http://www.athertonparish.co.uk/StMichaelsChurch/StMichaelsChurch.htm
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 18 Oct 2009
0.04 miles
3
St. Michael and All Angels, Howe Bridge
Church of England parish church.
Image: © philandju
Taken: 2 Feb 2014
0.04 miles
5
St. Michael & All Angels, Howe Bridge
Image: © Margaret Clough
Taken: 15 Dec 2005
0.08 miles
6
Howe Bridge
A whole village was built at Howe Bridge in the 1870's, for the miners at the nearby coal mines. There are rows of brick built cottages, with shops and a school. The tall building in the photo was the miners' bath house.
Image: © Margaret Clough
Taken: 15 Dec 2005
0.08 miles
8
Atherton Cricket Club - Ground
Looking across Atherton CC's Higham Park ground off Eckersley Fold Lane near the Howe Bridge Sports Centre.
Image: © BatAndBall
Taken: 26 Apr 2013
0.13 miles
9
Atherton Cricket Club - Ground
Atherton CC run two teams in the Bolton & District Cricket Association.
Image: © BatAndBall
Taken: 26 Apr 2013
0.17 miles
