#river medlock

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The tranquil River Medlock in Manchester. 5 minutes walk from Piccadilly station and the high rises of central Manc-hattan lies this piece of exquisite 'city countryside'

[manchestergalore]

Bridgewater Canal survey, Manchester branch, view along River Medlock, Castlefield

1961

Potato Wharf, Castlefield on other side of wall on the right. 

Water Street / Elm Street abattoirs in the distance. 

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The cobbles of Limekiln Lane, Ancoats, Manchester, UK. Do a 180 and you are facing busy Pin Mill Brow on Manchester's frantic Inner Ring Road. Amazingly, this tranquil country lane lies in the heart of Manchester, close to the River Medlock: Manchester's 'city countryside'.

[manchestergalore]

Insurance Plan of the City of Manchester Vol. III: sheet 52 

1893

Whitworth Street area between Oxford Streer and Princess Street

This detailed 1893 plan of Manchester is one of a series of twelve sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. 

The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. 

Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time.

[manchestergalore]

Bridgewater Canal survey, Manchester branch, view over Potato Wharf, Castlefield

1961

River Medlock on left

[elhomer12]

Since I’m in Manchester for a few months now, it’d be rude not to visit some of the local drains ;)   A couple of culverts along the River Medlock.

[ratatoskm15]

The River Medlock by Oxford Road, Manchester