Close to Castlefield Basin.

Three railway lines run overhead and they're supported either by brick viaducts or these huge columns. There are 5 small basins under here too - they used to be arms to different canals but are no longer used. We preferred the safety of Castlefield Basin, however splendid the architecture here.

Day 70 - a long hard slog to outskirts of Hyde.

July 24th 2013
27 locks, 333 in total. From Castlefield Basin we briefly joined the Rochdale Canal, then turned right at Ducie Basin onto the Ashton and finally right again onto the Peak Forest Canal, heading southwards now on our return journey. The Rochdale 9, apparently only called that by boaters who haven't done the other 83 locks! The canal links Lancsashire and York ... read more

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