Replacing the original 1840 bowstring, or trussed frame, bridge over the Rochdale Canal with the metal trough bridge we see today. To the right the tall chimney of the former Calderside Mill.
PNH00821 c.1970. Looking across the station and good yards. On the far right at the bottom of Horton Street is the large 1885 double bay entrance building, replaced in the 1980s. The sidings under the footbridge, centre, are in course of being…
A nice view of the town taken from Holebottom. The town hall can be clearly seen in the centre of the shot behind the railway bridge. The United Reformed Church spire is prominent behind the town hall.
The original low, stone arched railway bridge between Cornholme and Portsmouth became a danger to passengers on the upper-deck of open-top buses, it was replaced by a metal girder bridge in 1934.
The original low, stone arched railway bridge between Cornholme and Portsmouth became a danger to passengers on the upper-deck of open-top buses, it was replaced by a metal girder bridge in 1934.