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The Irwell was joined by the River Mersey at Irlam, whence the combined watercourse was known as the River Mersey. When the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] was constructed in the 1890s, it joined the Irwell at Hulme in Manchester (at Ordsall in Salford). Consequently the River Irwell loses its identity at Hulme/Ordsall. | The Irwell was joined by the River Mersey at Irlam, whence the combined watercourse was known as the River Mersey. When the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] was constructed in the 1890s, it joined the Irwell at Hulme in Manchester (at Ordsall in Salford). Consequently the River Irwell loses its identity at Hulme/Ordsall. | ||
Like its smaller sisters, the [[River Irk]], [[River Medlock]], [[Shooter's Brook]] and the River Tib, it was heavily used and abused as a source of water supply and power and as a means of disposal of foul effluent. | Like its smaller sisters, the [[River Irk]], [[River Medlock]], [[Shooter's Brook]] and the [[River Tib]], it was heavily used and abused as a source of water supply and power and as a means of disposal of foul effluent. | ||
A report in 1848 provided the information that the Irwell, Medlock and Irk were together fed by rain falling on a land area of sbout 163,000 acres. About 134,700 acres drained into the Irwell, 11,300 into the Medlock, and 17,000 into the Irk.<ref>Reprt by [[Samuel Collett Homersham|S. C. Homersham]], extracts quoted in the Practical Mechanic's Journal, Vol 1, 1848</ref> | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:54, 29 August 2019
The River Irwell is a 39-mile (63 km) long river which flows through the Irwell Valley in North West England. Its source is at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Bacup. It forms the boundary between Manchester and Salford.[1]
The Irwell was joined by the River Mersey at Irlam, whence the combined watercourse was known as the River Mersey. When the Manchester Ship Canal was constructed in the 1890s, it joined the Irwell at Hulme in Manchester (at Ordsall in Salford). Consequently the River Irwell loses its identity at Hulme/Ordsall.
Like its smaller sisters, the River Irk, River Medlock, Shooter's Brook and the River Tib, it was heavily used and abused as a source of water supply and power and as a means of disposal of foul effluent.
A report in 1848 provided the information that the Irwell, Medlock and Irk were together fed by rain falling on a land area of sbout 163,000 acres. About 134,700 acres drained into the Irwell, 11,300 into the Medlock, and 17,000 into the Irk.[2]
See Also
- Adelphi Dye Works
- Albert Mill, Manchester
- Blackfriars Mill, Salford
- CWS Irlam Soap and Candle Works
- Clifton Aqueduct
- Dale and Atkins
- Eveleigh and Neave
- Gardner and Bazley
- Gresham and Craven
- Hamilton Woods and Co
- Irwell Bridge (Liverpool and Manchester Railway)
- Irwell Street Bridge
- John Barton and Co
- John Bowker
- John Fraser
- Lancashire Steel Corporation
- Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal
- Manchester Ship Canal
- Mersey and Irwell Navigation
- New Bridge Mill, Manchester
- Ordsall Chord
- Outwood Viaduct
- Pendleton Colliery
- Prestolee Aqueduct
- Richard Markendale and Co
- River Medlock
- Robert Frith and Co
- Spinningfields Footbridge, Manchester
- Springfield Lane Bridge (Salford)
- Thomas Dunn and Co
- Water Street Bridge (Manchester)
- Waterloo Bridge (Salford)
Sources of Information
- ↑ Wikipedia Wikipedia entry
- ↑ Reprt by S. C. Homersham, extracts quoted in the Practical Mechanic's Journal, Vol 1, 1848