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Manchester, Bolton &
Bury Canal
Towing Path Guide
The Breach |
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8.10 miles |
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Crown Copyright 1937 |
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A-Z 48 A5 |
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Access from Boscow Road and Mytham Road. |
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The 1936 Breach.
On the 6th July 1936 millions
of gallons of water poured into the River Irwell. The breach
was never repaired and resulted in the section from Clifton to
Ladyshore together with the section from Nob End to Bolton being
abandoned in 1941. |
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The site of the Breach.
You can just make out the missing
wall on the right of the picture. |
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Site of the famous Breach.
Viewed from across the river
this is engineering on a grand scale. A secondary collapse of
the masonry wall can be seen on the right of the picture. |
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emails to: ajt@mbbcanal.demon.co.uk |
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