Canals · North West England
Rochdale Branch Canal
Rochdale Branch Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Rochdale · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Rochdale Branch Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 53.6080°, -2.1482°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Rochdale Canal SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Rochdale Branch Canal was a branch of the Rochdale Canal in north-west England which led close to Rochdale Town Centre. It was in use from 1794, and was bordered by the landscaped gardens of Lark Mill House on the western bank until the 1850s. A number of industries grew up around the branch, ranging from cotton mills and an iron and brass foundry in the early years, to a bakery and jam manufactory, woollen mills and sawmills later on. The branch declined with the main canal, and was little used after the 1920s, although not officially abandoned until 1952. It was filled in during the 1960s, and the site of the main basins now lies beneath the car park of a retail shopping centre.
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Background
History
The Rochdale Canal was surveyed by John Rennie in June 1791, although he had no experience of building canals at the time. He was chosen because the engineers of choice, William Jessop and Robert Whitworth, did not have time for the project. In August 1791 Rennie was asked to conduct further surveys for a branch to Rochdale, another to Oldham and a third to some limeworks near Todmorden. The canal was authorised by Rochdale Canal Act 1794 (34 Geo. 3. c. 78) on 4 April 1794, which created the Rochdale Canal Company and sanctioned the building of a canal across the Pennines from Sowerby Bridge, where it would join the Calder and Hebble Navigation, to Manchester, where it would connect to the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.6080, -2.1482
- District
- Rochdale
- Parish
- Rochdale, unparished area
- Postcode
- OL16 5RD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rochdale
- Nearest railway station
- Rochdale — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7353785 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rochdale Branch Canal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rochdale canal rochdale branch.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rochdale Branch Canal?
- Rochdale Branch Canal is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode OL16 5RD), in the parish of Rochdale, unparished area.
- Is Rochdale Branch Canal a protected site?
- Yes — Rochdale Branch Canal is part of the Rochdale Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Rochdale Branch Canal free to visit?
- Yes, Rochdale Branch Canal is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rochdale Branch Canal?
- The nearest railway station is Rochdale, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OL16 5RD.