The derelict lock on the Rochdale Canal prior to its restoration. Authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1794 as a broad canal, the Rochdale was constructed by William Jessop and completed in 1804. This picture shows one of the 92 locks on its 32…
F. & H. Sutcliffe's Mill, now demolished, is on the left with Mayroyd Mill beyond. The Rochdale Canal is in disrepair with the lock gates boarded up. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive