Manchester Canal Boating - Barton Road Swing Bridge
The Barton Swing Aqueduct is a moveable navigable aqueduct in Barton upon Irwell, Greater Manchester, England. It carries the Bridgewater Canal across the Manchester Ship Canal. The swinging action allows large vessels using the ship canal to pass underneath and smaller craft, both narrowboats and broad-beam barges to cross over the top. The aqueduct, the first and only swing aqueduct in the world,[1] is a Grade II* listed building,[2] and considered a major feat of Victorian civil engineering.[2][3] Designed by Sir Edward Leader Williams and built by Andrew Handyside and Company of Derby, the swing bridge opened in 1894 and remains in regular use.[4] he bridge and aqueduct were inaugurated along with the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894, though a bridge had previously existed at this location for over 200 years. During the 20th century, it became increasingly important as an access route to Trafford Park and to allow traffic to bypass Manchester and Salford city centres, and consequently became a significant traffic bottleneck. A replacement high level bridge was built further downstream, and today the swing bridge carries mostly local traffic.
Barton Road in Eccles to close for six weeks
Barton Road Bridge successfully swings closed after being cooled by fire brigade
© Joel Goodman . 9 July 2013 . Manchester , UK . The Barton Road Swing Bridge successfully swings closed after being cooled by the fire brigade .The Barton Road Swing Bridge which links Redclyffe Road and Barton Road over the Manchester Ship Canal , was stuck open today after heat caused the metal frame to expand whilst it was opened to allow a boat to pass beneath . A fire crew doused the metal structure with water to cool it down until it contracted sufficiently to allow the bridge to swing closed . Rush hour traffic backed up for several miles around the Trafford Centre and M60 as a consequence of the road's one-and-a-half hour closure . Video credit : Joel Goodman
The man of Barton Bridge
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Places to see in ( Worsley - UK )
Places to see in ( Worsley - UK )
Worsley is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. A profile of the electoral ward Worsley conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 10,090. It lies along the course of Worsley Brook, 5.75 miles (9.25 km) west of Manchester. The M60 motorway bisects the area.
Historically part of Lancashire, Worsley has provided evidence of Roman and Anglo-Saxon activity, including two Roman roads. The completion in 1761 of the Bridgewater Canal allowed Worsley to expand from a small village of cottage industries to an important town based upon cotton manufacture, iron-working, brick-making and extensive coal mining. Later expansion came after the First and Second World Wars, when large urban estates were built in the region.
Today, Worsley is under consideration to be made a World Heritage Site, including Worsley Delph, a scheduled monument. A significant part of the town's historic centre is now a conservation area. Worsley is first mentioned in a Pipe roll of 1195–96 as Werkesleia, in the claim of a Hugh Putrell to a part of the fee of two knights in nearby Barton-upon-Irwell and Worsley.
Worsley stands about 206 feet (63 m) above sea level. Sheltered at the foot of a middle coal measure running approximately northwest and southeast across the area, the village lies along the course of Worsley Brook, which cuts through the ridge. The ridge also forms part of the northern edge of the Irwell Valley.
One of Worsley's early industries was weaving. A cottage industry, cotton would be spun on spinning wheels and hand-operated looms in people's homes to produce cloth. Merchants would then purchase this cloth, selling it at the Bridgewater Hotel, then known as the Old Grapes Inn.
Worsley now has little industry, and is in the main a tourist destination and commuter town. The area has two large hotels; a Novotel and a Marriott. Worsley Old Hall is now a public house and restaurant in the Brunning and Price chain, part of the Restaurant Group
Worsley Village was in 1969 designated as a conservation area by the former Lancashire County Council. Bisected by the A572 Worsley Road, the area covered about 34.25 acres (138,600 m2) of land and included 40 listed buildings, such as the Packet House, a telephone kiosk, and the Delph sluice gates, but this list has since increased to 48 listed buildings.
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Barton On Irwell Salford
Barton Road Swing Bridge is a swing bridge for road traffic in Greater Manchester that crosses the Manchester Ship Canal between Trafford Park in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford to Barton-upon-Irwell in the City of Salford. The bridge is a Grade II listed building, and is part of a surrounding conservation area. It runs parallel to the Barton Swing Aqueduct which carries the Bridgewater Canal. The bridge opens regularly for traffic along the Manchester Ship Canal, which can cause delays for road traffic.
The bridge and aqueduct were inaugurated along with the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894, though a bridge had previously existed at this location for over 200 years. During the 20th century, it became increasingly important as an access route to Trafford Park and to allow traffic to bypass Manchester and Salford city centres, and consequently became a significant traffic bottleneck. A replacement high level bridge was built further downstream, and today the swing bridge carries mostly local traffic.
Worsley Village Tour - May 2019
Bridgewater Canal
Packet House
Worsley Green Monument
St Marks Church
LET`s SWING in Warrington
Yes the Cat was fine and walked off when it closed..
Some Swing Bridge footage from Stockton Heath to Chester Rd
while getting shots for the SWING BRIDGE Alerts APP on Android & Ios
Get 30mins warning to avoid traffic...
Obama comes to Eccles In Manchester
President Obama want to stay in Eccles Manchester???
Watch the film??
Worsley, May 2012.
A sunny day in Worsley, a short walk along the Bridgewater canal, opened in 1761.
Worsley is in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England.
This was filmed using a Panasonic FZ-45 camera, and edited with Videopad.
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View South of Barton Road Swing Bridge, Redclyffe Road
irlam travel
road and train travel through irlam uk
2005
New Broughton, Salford by Countryside
This large regeneration scheme is situated in Salford, less than 1 mile from Manchester City Centre.
In addition to new homes, the development will also include a new primary school, new parkland area and new community, leisure and commercial facilities.
Prince George (1933)
full title reads: Irlam. Prince George - watches wonders of modern steel production at the mighty works of the Lancashire Steel Corporation.
Irlam, Lancashire / Greater Manchester.
Prince George, Duke of Kent walks with two men across industrial site. He is show a large boat on the canal. A crane is lifting either iron ore or cock from the hold of the ship.
The Duke is introduced to staff at the Steel Works.
Shots of steel production. Men work with molten metal. Lots of sparks and smoke.
Shots inside works. Steel goes along rollers as Duke watches.
More shots of the Royal visitor on his tour.
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Worsley Anti Aircraft Operations Room
Worsley bunker was operational between 1952-1958, after which it changed hands between various authorities being used as a food store, civil defence command post and was also a meeting place for a local gun club, currently abandoned ,derelict and vandalised, also know to have had the occasion rave in the 90s
Manchester ship canal
Drone Barton Swing Bridge enjoy the view
Centenary Bridge - Trafford Park Aerial Footage - DJI Phantom 3
Flying my drone over Centenary Bridge in Trafford Park / Eccles.
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