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The Leigh branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, between Plank Lane Bridge and Strange Common Bridge.
©David Dixon
Narrowboats on the Leigh branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, between Plank Lane Bridge and Strange Common Bridge.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>The Leigh branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, between Plank Lane Bridge and Strange Common Bridge.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The land to the north of the Flash, originally filled with colliery waste creating the spoil heap known as Ramsdale’s Ruck. Today it is being reclaimed with the planting of trees.
©David Dixon
Dist:0.3km<br/>Taken on a perishing cold day, this little chap stopped long enough to get the best pic of the day.
©C Rogers
Dist:0.3km<br/>The two green-painted cages contain, I assume, pipework associated with the colliery shafts which once stood proudly here. There is a proposal to build a marina here, leading off the canal which runs between the site and the distant trees.
©David Long
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Dist:0.4km<br/>This pub looks as if it predates all the surrounding buildings. As seen in previous shots, much of what came later, which was associated with the colliery, has gone, but it has survived.
©David Long
Dist:0.4km<br/>Ramsdale's Flash (at the northern end of Pennington Flash), viewed from the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch).
©David Dixon
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©David Dixon
Dist:0.4km<br/>The old map of the area shows numerous buildings in this area, most associated with Bickershaw Colliery, which lay to the right. All, including the three pubs (Packet, Grey Horse, Britannia), have gone.
©David Long
Dist:0.4km<br/>The Leigh branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, approaching Plank Lane Bridge
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