2000 Rochdale Walk Oldham

Foxdenton Lane "swing" Bridge, Chadderton. False hopes when it was closed in July 1999, they we simply patching up the dropped bridge!	Lock No64, Chadderton. Telephoto shot from Foxdenton Lane Bridge.	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.