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canal bridge
canal bridge
Photo: Dave Lewis
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Item #: 10420
canal bridge at rear of walmsleys before stadium was built. 1980s.

Comment by: Dave Lewis on 13th April 2009 at 22:50

The factory on the right was nod nod wink wink at the time.

Comment by: rebian on 13th April 2009 at 23:20

This bridge got took down in 2003, i took my Grandad that day and we stood on the now new bridge and he told me tales when he was a lad when he used to dive off the pipe which is just behind this bridge in the picture,

Comment by: Dave Lewis on 13th April 2009 at 23:51

Hi Rebian, he must have been a brave chap the canals not to deep there, the old pipe is still there today.

Comment by: Harold Lowe on 14th April 2009 at 12:39

The lads from Worsely Hall treated this part of the canal as the swimming baths,we dove of the bridge and pipe all summer time,how lucky were we?

Comment by: Dave Lewis on 14th April 2009 at 22:08

Hi Harold, walking past there today it's littered with shopping trollies, be alright landing on one of them.

Comment by: dave johnson on 15th April 2009 at 19:37

The water level today is very low allowing good views of the wildlife ie Asda + B&Q Trolleys also an old motorbike as well as tyres etc. To be honest I cross the bridge everyday and never realised there was so much rubbish in the "Cut" here, actually it`s amazing that the barges can pass so many obstructions.

Comment by: Orrellite on 1st May 2009 at 13:35

Before the concrete bridge in the picture the original footbribge was a timber one built to replace the swing bridge at towpath level the original narrowing of the canal can clearly still be seen.. This footbridge was locally known as the 'White Bridge' and I well remember all the swimmers in summer .

Comment by: P on 10th May 2022 at 15:14

I worked in that brick building some,20 years ago doing William hares steel work

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