IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Rothay Street, LEIGH, WN7 2DS
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Rothay Street, WN7 2DS 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.
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Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (74 Images Found)
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Image
Details
Distance
1
Rothay Street, Leigh
Terraced houses seen across the Bridgewater Canal.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 25 Jun 2016
0.03 miles
2
Bridgewater Canal, Leigh
The Bridgewater Canal, passing Butts Mill in Leigh.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 24 Mar 2011
0.06 miles
3
Bedford Spinning Mill 1976
Abandoned and awaiting the developer even then.
Image: © Chris Denny
Taken: Unknown
0.07 miles
4
Bridgewater Canal 1976
The derelict Bedford Mill to the left and in the distance on the right, Butts Mill, occupied at the time by Ward and Goldstone.
Image: © Chris Denny
Taken: Unknown
0.07 miles
5
Bridgewater Canal
Looking west along the Bridgewater Canal at Leigh. The photograph was taken from close to the back of Image In front to the left, part of Image] can be seen; whilst ahead is the large frame of Image The large number of mill in this part of the town is a reminder of the town's industrial past; in 1911, more than 6,000 people were employed in the textiles industry in Leigh.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 24 Mar 2011
0.07 miles
6
Moored boats, Bridgewater canal, Leigh
Back garden moorings, west of Butt's Bridge.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 29 May 2021
0.07 miles
7
Bridgewater Canal, Butts Mill
Looking east along the Bridgewater Canal towpath at Leigh, towards Butts Mill, a Grade II listed building, built in 1905 by Stott and Sons of Oldham. It is the only large, early twentieth century cotton spinning mill in the Wigan district and one of the best surviving examples of its type in the Greater Manchester area. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-436632-butts-mill-leigh - British Listed Buildings
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 24 Mar 2011
0.08 miles
8
Butts Mill, Bridgewater Canal
Looking east along the Bridgewater Canal towpath at Leigh, towards Butts Mill, a Grade II listed building, built in 1905 by Stott and Sons of Oldham. It is the only large, early twentieth century cotton spinning mill in the Wigan district and one of the best surviving examples of its type in the Greater Manchester area.
http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-436632-butts-mill-leigh - British Listed Buildings
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 24 Mar 2011
0.08 miles
9
Mills galore, Leigh 1976
Looking west along the Bridgewater Canal. From left to right Brooklands Mill, occupied by several small firms, Mather Lane Mill and Bedford Spinning Mill, which was derelict.
Image: © Chris Denny
Taken: Unknown
0.08 miles
10
Brooklands Mill (Mather Number 3 Mill)
Brooklands (formerly Mather No 3) Mill, on English Street, Leigh, next to the Bridgewater Canal. The former now is now split into smaller industrial units.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 24 Mar 2011
0.09 miles