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The Mersey and Irwell Navigation was a river navigation in North West England, which provided a navigable route from the Mersey estuary to Salford and Manchester, by improving the course of the River Irwell and the River Mersey. Eight locks were constructed between 1724 and 1734, and the rivers were improved by the construction of new cuts ...
The River Irwell (/ ˈ ɜːr w ɛ l / UR-wel) is a tributary of the River Mersey in north-west England. It rises at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, approximately 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.5 kilometres) north of Bacup and flows southwards for 39 mi (63 km) to meet the Mersey near Irlam Locks.
The canal was built under powers embodied in the Rivers Mercy and Irwell Navigation Act 1720 (7 Geo. 1. St. 1. c. 15) which permitted new cuts to be made without the necessity of further recourse to Parliament. It opened in July 1804. [3] The canal and the Mersey and Irwell Navigation were bought out by the Bridgewater Canal Company in 1844 ...
The river's stretch through Manchester is the main theme in the Stone Roses song "Mersey Paradise", included on the B-side of the 12" version of their 1989 hit "She Bangs the Drums", and on their 1992 compilation album Turns into Stone. The Tall ships' fleet has visited the Mersey on four occasions, first in 1984, then in 1992, 2008 and 2012 ...
Mersey and Irwell Navigation: Feeder to Runcorn to Latchford Canal Paddington Lock Wooden Bridge (aqueduct) over R Mersey Latchford Lock or Manor Lock Howley Lock
In 1799, the nearby Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal company proposed to connect their canal [1] to the Rochdale canal with an aqueduct across the Mersey and Irwell Navigation. Due mainly to strong objections from the Mersey and Irwell Navigation, who would have suffered a loss of trade, the link was not forthcoming. [2]
The Emma was a river flat launched on 29 [1] February 1828 along the Mersey and Irwell Navigation, in Manchester. Built by the New Quay Company, it was one of the largest cargo vessels to be built alongside the Irwell. The vessel capsized shortly after its launch, causing the deaths of as many as 47 of its estimated 200 passengers.
The River Irk is a river in the historic county of Lancashire in North West England that flows through the northern part of Greater Manchester.It rises to the east of Royton and runs west past Chadderton, Middleton and Blackley before merging with the River Irwell, a tributary of the River Mersey, in the centre of Manchester.