Images from the Packet House to the mine entrances in Worsley Delph
Bridgewater Canal. Stretford & Leigh Branch. Worsley. 1978
Bridgewater Canal. Stretford & Leigh Branch. Worsley. 1978
The Packet House, Worsley.
Grid Ref: SD 7483 0040 [BWl-008-610]. From 1769, passenger boats would leave from here to Manchester.The Packet House, Worsley.
The Packet House, Worsley. 12/10/1958
Grid Ref: SD 7483 0040 [BWl-008-610]. From 1769, passenger boats would leave from here to Manchester.The Packet House, Worsley. 12/10/1958
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Worsley - the Packet House from Worsley Bridge on the Delph Branch (1955) [212844]
(20 March 1955)Worsley - the Packet House from Worsley Bridge on the Delph Branch (1955) [212844]
Worsley. Bridge over mine branch. 08/03/59.
Entrance to Worsley Delph. Grid Ref: SD 7427 0050 [BWl-008-610]Worsley. Bridge over mine branch. 08/03/59.
Worsley mine branch. 2/10/1958
Looking from Worsley Road Bridge towards the main line of the canal. Grid Ref: SD 7483 0040 [BWl-008-610]. The canal to Leigh is beyond the footbridge and the Packet House from where passenger boats departed to Manchester, on the right.Worsley mine branch. 2/10/1958
Worsley mine entrance. 08/03/1959
Grid Ref: 7482 0052 [BWl-008-610]. Picture taken from Worsley Road Bridge.Worsley mine entrance. 08/03/1959
Worsley, looking towards the Delph. 08/03/1959
Grid Ref: 7482 0052 [BWl-008-610]Worsley, looking towards the Delph. 08/03/1959
Worsley. Mine entrance and canal. 08/03/1959
Grid Ref: 7482 0052 [BWl-008-610]. In the foreground is the sluice gate used to hold back water in the mine and then release it to flush a boat out.Worsley. Mine entrance and canal. 08/03/1959
Bridgewater Canal. Stretford & Leigh Branch. Underground Canal, Worsley
Bridgewater Canal. Stretford & Leigh Branch. Underground Canal, Worsley
Bridgewater Canal. Stretford & Leigh Branch. Worsley Tunnels
Bridgewater Canal. Stretford & Leigh Branch. Worsley Tunnels
Bridgewater Canal. Stretford & Leigh Branch. Worsley. 1978
Bridgewater Canal. Stretford & Leigh Branch. Worsley. 1978
Bridgewater Canal. Stretford & Leigh Branch. Worsley. 1990
Bridgewater Canal. Stretford & Leigh Branch. Worsley. 1990
Engraving of Worsley Mines entrance. 1864
Grid Ref: 7482 0052 [BWl-008-610]Engraving of Worsley Mines entrance. 1864
Worsley - towards Worsley Bridge
French-drawn view of the Bridgewater Canal at Worsley BridgeWorsley - towards Worsley Bridge
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Worsley - Delph, mine entrances (1955) [212845]
(20 March 1955)![Worsley - Delph, mine entrances (1955) [212845]](/index.php?album=Canals-Inland-Waterways/North-West/Bridgewater-Canal/Stretford-Leigh-Branch/Worsley-Delph&image=212845E.jpg){kind=link}
Worsley - Delph, mine entrances (1955) [212845]
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Worsley - Delph, mine boat (1955) [212846]
This example of a mine boat was 36ft long, 4ft6in wide. (20 March 1955)![Worsley - Delph, mine boat (1955) [212846]](/index.php?album=Canals-Inland-Waterways/North-West/Bridgewater-Canal/Stretford-Leigh-Branch/Worsley-Delph&image=212846E.jpg){kind=link}
Worsley - Delph, mine boat (1955) [212846]
