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near to Little Lever, Bolton, England
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Old Milemarker by the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal
Canal milestone in parish of Little Lever (Bolton District), Nob End, 70 yds East of Bailey Bridge
seen on SD7506 : Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. Mileages are from Manchester.
Inscription: M / 8 ¼
Milestone Society National ID: MBB-08¼
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Prestolee Aqueduct, Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal
Seen from the top of Nob End Locks, this aqueduct carries the canal over the River Irwell and onwards towards Manchester. This area, once heavily industrialised, has regained a pleasant rural aspect.
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Prestolee Aqueduct
Prestolee Aqueduct, carrying the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal across the River Irwell, looking west towards Farnworth.
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Footbridge over Canal at Prestolee
The Manchester to Bolton canal is mostly overgrown and in some places filled in. The River Irwell is crossed by this canal by an aqueduct just beyond the footbridge shown in the photograph. The house on the hillside at Nob End has a... (more)
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The River Irwell from Prestolee Bridge
Prestolee Bridge is a narrow footbridge spanning the Irwell, which is not, at this stage in its journey, the dirty, smelly, city river of repute. Looking west into an early spring late afternoon sun.
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Meccano Picnic Area
A Meccano-styled picnic area has been created adjacent to the new "Meccano Bridge" ( SD7506 : Meccano Bridge, Nob End), to complement it. As well as picnic benches made from the 10x-scaled pieces of Meccano, it also incorporates a monumental... ( more)
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Volunteers at work on the Prestolee Flight
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A very muddy path
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Nob End
The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is a disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built to link Bolton and Bury with Manchester.
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Creams Paper Mill
Possibly the oldest building in this now disused and derelict complex.
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A Giant Meccano Set
Some of the 10X-scaled pieces of Meccano made in Bolton for use in the new footbridge over the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal at Nob End.
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Meccano Bridge, Prestolee Locks
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