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See [https://images.manchester.gov.uk/collections/98c56c41-755c-3b47-a19b-46fb85fa52e0/?s%3Dlift%2Bbridge%26view%3Dgrid&pos=1 here] and [https://images.manchester.gov.uk/collections/f4398ad2-f0be-3d90-b836-d898de3d4f97/?s%3Dlift%2Bbridge%26view%3Dgrid&pos=2 here]<ref>[https://images.manchester.gov.uk/collections/98c56c41-755c-3b47-a19b-46fb85fa52e0/?s%3Dlift%2Bbridge%26view%3Dgrid&pos=1] Manchester City Council local images collection: Canals, Rochdale Canal, Lift Bridge over Canal in Foxdenton Lane, Middleton Junction, Chadderton, Manchester, 1972. Image Nos. m54756 and m54755</ref> for photos of the steel-framed lift bridge, shortly before it was replaced by a fixed concrete beam bridge. That bridge has in turn been replaced by a hydraulically-operated lifting bridge. Photo [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2528726 here]. | See [https://images.manchester.gov.uk/collections/98c56c41-755c-3b47-a19b-46fb85fa52e0/?s%3Dlift%2Bbridge%26view%3Dgrid&pos=1 here] and [https://images.manchester.gov.uk/collections/f4398ad2-f0be-3d90-b836-d898de3d4f97/?s%3Dlift%2Bbridge%26view%3Dgrid&pos=2 here]<ref>[https://images.manchester.gov.uk/collections/98c56c41-755c-3b47-a19b-46fb85fa52e0/?s%3Dlift%2Bbridge%26view%3Dgrid&pos=1] Manchester City Council local images collection: Canals, Rochdale Canal, Lift Bridge over Canal in Foxdenton Lane, Middleton Junction, Chadderton, Manchester, 1972. Image Nos. m54756 and m54755</ref> for photos of the steel-framed lift bridge, shortly before it was replaced by a fixed concrete beam bridge. That bridge has in turn been replaced by a hydraulically-operated lifting bridge. Photo [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2528726 here]. | ||
The 1934 O.S. 25" map shows a 'swing bridge' taking Foxdenton Lane/Grimshaw Lane across the canal close to Middleton Junction Station. The bridge was overshadowed by [[Grimshaw Mill]], [[Junction Mill]], and [[Swan Mill, Chadderton | The 1934 O.S. 25" map shows a 'swing bridge' taking Foxdenton Lane/Grimshaw Lane across the canal close to Middleton Junction Station. The bridge was overshadowed by [[Grimshaw Mill]], [[Junction Mill, Chadderton]], and [[Swan Mill, Chadderton]]. A short distance further north were [[Firwood Mill]], [[Baytree Mill]], and [[Laurel Mill]]. | ||
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Lift Bridge over Rochdale Canal in Foxdenton Lane, Middleton Junction, Chadderton, Greater Manchester
See here and here[1] for photos of the steel-framed lift bridge, shortly before it was replaced by a fixed concrete beam bridge. That bridge has in turn been replaced by a hydraulically-operated lifting bridge. Photo here.
The 1934 O.S. 25" map shows a 'swing bridge' taking Foxdenton Lane/Grimshaw Lane across the canal close to Middleton Junction Station. The bridge was overshadowed by Grimshaw Mill, Junction Mill, Chadderton, and Swan Mill, Chadderton. A short distance further north were Firwood Mill, Baytree Mill, and Laurel Mill.
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