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Sankey Brook, looking South from Cromwell Avenue
The watercourse is actually that of the Sankey Canal (originally known as the Sankey Brook Navigation when created in 1757). The waters of the brook were diverted into its channel because its original course runs through an area liable to flooding (the brook is tidal for some miles upstream) upon which the Dallam Council housing estate was built between the wars. The original width of the canal may be appreciated from this view.
Image: © David Long
Taken: 5 Feb 2009
0.09 miles
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Bridge over Sankey Brook, Warrington
This is one of the many road bridges over Sankey Brook as it makes its way to the River Mersey. This particular one is on the A574 AKA Cromwell Avenue.
Image: © andy
Taken: 13 Jul 2005
0.13 miles
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Sankey Brook, near Gemini Retail Park
The bridge carries the A574 Cromwell Avenue over Sankey Brook. Picture taken from an adjacent footbridge.
Image: © Richard Cooke
Taken: 28 Dec 2013
0.13 miles
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Sankey Brook, looking North from Cromwell Avenue
The watercourse is actually that of the Sankey Canal (originally known as the Sankey Brook Navigation when created in 1757). The waters of the brook were diverted into its channel because its original course runs through an area liable to flooding (the brook is tidal for some miles upstream) upon which the Dallam Council housing estate was built between the wars.
Image: © David Long
Taken: 5 Feb 2009
0.15 miles
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Houses on Marshall Avenue
Image: © N Chadwick
Taken: 20 Dec 2019
0.17 miles
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The working environment
The eastern end of the Gemini commercial and shopping area off Cromwell Avenue is punctuated by this man-made pond, on the edge of the Sankey Valley Park, which follows the line of the Sankey Canal from Widnes to St Helens.
Image: © David Long
Taken: 5 Feb 2009
0.17 miles
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West Coast Main Line, looking South from Cromwell Avenue at Winwick Quay
The large factory shed with the irregular pitched roof on the left is the former factory of steel company Dorman Long. The Dallam Council housing estate is on the right.
Image: © David Long
Taken: 13 Feb 2009
0.18 miles
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West Coast Main Line from A574 Bridge, Warrington
Image: © Richard Cooke
Taken: 14 Feb 2016
0.18 miles
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Harrison Square roundabout, Dallam
Seen from Longshaw Street, which continues north beyond the roundabout. Buses serving Dallam turn at the roundabout, either to return to Warrington town centre or to continue via Hawleys Lane to Longford and Orford.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 12 Sep 2015
0.18 miles
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Cromwell Avenue (A574)
Heading west.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 16 Feb 2013
0.18 miles