Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Canal

Another walk along the trans-Pennine Rochdael Canal gives me a view of this flight of locks. As our lockdown is relaxed there are more people walking these paths now, especially in the unusual dry warm weather. This taken between Littleborough and Summit. See Pip for another set of locks near here. Enjoy full screen. ~ The Rochdale Canal runs for 33 miles between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire, UK. In Sowerby Bridge it connects with the Calder and Hebble Navigation. In Manchester it connects with the Ashton and Bridgewater Canals. The canal was opened in 1799 between Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden and from Manchester to Rochdale. A proposed 1.6 mile tunnel between Walsden and Sladen was replaced by more locks and a higher summit level at 600 feet. The resulting shorter summit level meant that many reservoirs were required to prevent the summit level drying up and to maintain an available supply of water for the 92 locks. The canal opened through to Manchester in 1804. This made it the first trans-Pennine canal route, as the Huddersfield Narrow canal, experiencing much difficulty in the Standedge Tunnel construction, did not open until 1811. The Leeds and Liverpool, with a much longer route, was not fully opened until 1816. The canal was re-opened to navigation along its entire length in July 2002 and forms part of the South Pennine Ring.

The scene looking south along the Rochadale canal at 'The Summit' near Littleborough. Another C19 Isolation walk for us, re-visiting this canal after our last visit in January. This time we are walking to and fro the stretch from ‘The Summit’ to ‘Walsden’. As can be seen, this is a popular canal for the colourful craft seen here, besides us walkers. Enjoy full screen

A short walk along this short stretch of the old Bardsley Canal reveals much greenery on the surface. 'Yellow water-lily. Scientific name: Nuphar lutea. Look for the Yellow water-lily in still and slow-moving water, such as ponds, ditches, lakes and canals. Its lily pads and cupped, yellow flowers float at the water's surface.' (The Wildlife Trustswww.wildlifetrusts.org )

Spotted in our old ‘Bardsley Canal’. It was rather slow moving but you really don’t want to meet with these things close-up. Enjoy full screen More sightings here in Yorkshire by our friend Toz: www.ipernity.com/doc/2405228/50177870 www.ipernity.com/doc/2405228/50182148

These residential back-gardens are locked in by fences, a little like our lives by this C19 virus. On a brighter note, we see here a favourite reflection subject along this stretch of the ‘Peak Forest Canal’ in Greater Manchester. HFF, enjoy the weekend.