Rochdale Canal Bridge 94 - 1905 – Manchester, UK - Bridge Date Stones and Plaques on Waymarking.com

At this point the canal is running through the centre of Manchester, and is hemmed in by buildings and roads. The road that runs alongside the canal here is unsurprisingly called Canal Street. At many points the canal is at a lower level than the nearby roads but here it is at the same level as the canal and rises slightly at the bridge.

The canal was completed in 1804, and the date on this bridge indicates that it had to be rebuilt in 1905.

There is a date stone on the side of the bridge facing the canal, and a second identical one on the road side of the bridge.

The text on the bridge is as follows.

MINSHULL STREET BRIDGE
RE ERECTED BY THE CORPORATION OF MANCHESTER
                               1905

COUNCILLOR T. THORNHILL SHANN J.P.
             LORD MAYOR
COUNCILLOR JOHN R. WILSON J.P.
CHAIRMAN OF THE IMPROVEMENT ETC COMMITTEE

WILLIAM HENRY TALBOT     T D E COURCE MEADE M. INST. C.E.
TOWN CLERK                        CITY SURVEYOR

Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1905 Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Rochdale Canal Website (if available): Not listed Parking (safe parking location): Not Listed Date stone, plaque location.: Not listed

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