Stories from the Manchester Bury Bolton Canal

In this video we walk along the now disused Manchester Bury Bolton Canal. The canal spans from Salford to Bolton and Bury. We are in the Little lever area looking at areas of Industrial archeological interest along the disused canal. We start by looking at the Mount Sion Steam crane. The only in situ Steam crane in the UK. This piece of Victorian industrial history has survived remarkably intact. We then talk a walk through Ladyshore woods down to the River Irwell. We look at an old now disused footbridge that one spanned the River Irwell. Only the bridge supporting columns remain. We look for evidence of the old Leverbank Bleach works. Using old photographs we piece together the history of this Lancashire industrial canal and whole area. Ladyshore colliery was one of the last mines in the UK to use candles for lighting.