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1999 / 2000 the complete un-restored Rochdale Tour - Part 2

This is a compilation of all Neil's visits to the un-opened section of the Rochdale Canal. It is believed to be up to date. (February 2000.)

Next small road bridge up from Foxdenton Lane Bridge.	Looking up at next bridge, the one below the A669 Bridge.	Looking down at the last bridge.

Telephoto shot up at A669 Bridge. It saved a walk!	Next lock up, No60 at Stanycliffe.	Lock No60.

Lock No60.	Looking down from below Lock No59, Slattocks Flight.	Lock No59, Slattocks Flight. Sewer pipe crossing in lock chamber.

Lock No59, Slattocks Flight.	Looking down from Lock No59, Slattocks Flight.	Lock No59, Slattocks Flight.

Lock No58, Slattocks Flight. Railway bridge carries line that parallels the Rochdale Canal to Sowerby Bridge.	Lock No58, Slattocks Flight.	Lock No58, Slattocks Flight.

Looking back at Lock No58, Slattocks Flight.	Lock No57, Slattocks Flight.	Lock No57, Slattocks Flight.

Lock No57, Slattocks Flight.	Looking back at Lock No57, Slattocks Flight.	Lock No56, Slattocks Flight.

Lock No56, Slattocks Flight. A664 Bridge being refurbished.	Lock No56, Slattocks Flight.	A664 Bridge being refurbished.

Lock No55, Slattocks Flight.	Lock No55, Slattocks Flight.	Lock No55, Slattocks Flight.

Lock No54, Slattocks Flight.	Looking up towards Littleborough from Lock No54, Slattocks Flight.	Lock No54, Slattocks Flight.

Looking back down from M62 blockage.	Low level M62 blockage.	The detour plan is to turn right by start of Motorway embankment........

......Turn left using this farm lane culvert.....	Looking north up through farm lane culvert.	Looking back south through farm lane culvert.

.....Turn left after Culvert.....	......To join the old course.	Looking back at M62 blockage from Lock No53, Castleton Flight.

Lock No53, Castleton Flight.	Lock No53, Castleton Flight.	Lock No53, Castleton Flight.

Lock No53 and M62, from Lock No52. Castleton Flight.	Lock No52, Castleton Flight.	Lock No52, Castleton Flight.

Lock No52, Castleton Flight. Yet another lock pipe crossing to re-route.	Lock No52, Castleton Flight.	Lock No52, Castleton Flight.

Infilled Castleton Town Road Bridge.	Infilled Castleton Town Road Bridge, from Lock No51.	Lock No51 and infilled Castleton Town Road Bridge. Castleton Flight.

Looking up from Castleton Town Road Bridge.	Looking up from Castleton Town Road Bridge, at next bridge.	Looking back at last bridge.

Looking back at last bridge.	Looking up towards A627M blockage.	Looking back towards Castleton.

Looking back from the A627M blockage.	The A627M blockage. The roundabout shown in the road sign will have to be "navigated".	It is believed this access road for the Trading Estate beyond will be used by the canal to get to the other side of the A627M. The canal would then have to skirt round the roundabout.

Canal culverted across this side of the roundabout.	A627(M) roundabout to right, culvert starts at left of picture. There is believed to be enough room / height to get a culvert under the road alongside the fence.	Looking back at the A627(M) roundabout.

Next footpath bridge, canal is culverted for some distance.	Next small bridge below is dropped and culverted.	Narrow, shallow deviation round factory car park built on line. There is enough room to put a navigable culvert through this side.

Looking back at bridge below Rochdale town Arm. Red barrier is associated with connecting up fiberway in newly restored tow path.	Turnover bridge attached to Oldham Road Bridge, stub of Rochdale Town Arm is behind camera.	Looking up to Moss Upper Lock No49.

Restored Moss Lower Lock No50. The Oldham Road Bridge (A671) crosses below lock. Towpath follows smelly tunnel just to right of railings.	Looking back at Moss Lower Lock No50.	The new bottom gates of Moss Upper Lock No 49. Note racks removed to stop vandals dropping water.

Moss Upper Lock No 49, one of two before Rochdale, recently re-gated. These are the last locks until Littleborough.	Looking back at the bridge below the intact A664 Bridge.	Looking back at the dropped footbridge, just before the rebuilt railway bridge.

Fir Grove Bridge, the work to the left is not associated with the start of rebuilding the bridge.	The dropped Fir Grove Bridge in Milnrow.	Looking back at Belfield Bridge (R16?) the rush growth starts here.

Looking back at the cutting below Little Clegg Swing Bridge. It was here that rush growth petered out.	Little Clegg Swing Bridge, only opened in June 1999.	Mill just below Smithy bridge.

Looking back from Smithy Bridge R13.	Looking up at dropped Smithy Bridge R13.	Dropped Smithy Bridge R13.

Dropped Smithy Bridge R13. Looking up at section where towpath deviated to side road.	Looking back. The towpath is rejoined in the yard beyond the factory. Dropped Smithy Bridge R13 in distance.	Looking up to first Smithy Bridge R12.

Looking up from Bridge R12.	Footbridge R11 in distance.	Footbridge R11.

Looking up to Littleborough from footbridge R11.	Looking up to current head of navigation, dropped Ben Healey Bridge R10, B6225 in Littleborough.	The end for present, the dropped and piped Ben Healey Bridge.

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