Rochdale Canal
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The Rochdale Canal is a historic English waterway linking Manchester with Sowerby Bridge, notable for its series of locks and role in the region’s industrial development.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge | 1 |
| Rochdale Canal (consulting work) | 1 |
| Rochdale Canal Company | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
navigable waterway ⓘ |
| closedToThroughTraffic | 1952 ⓘ |
| connects |
Manchester
ⓘ
Sowerby Bridge ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1794 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses | Pennines ⓘ |
| designedBy |
John Rennie the Elder
ⓘ
William Jessop ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Pennine waterways
ⓘ
surface form:
South Pennine Ring
|
| hasFeature |
aqueducts
ⓘ
series of locks ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Summit level near Littleborough ⓘ |
| hasUse |
angling
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ walking and cycling along towpath ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | sections are designated as conservation areas ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
facilitated transport of coal
ⓘ
facilitated transport of raw materials and finished goods ⓘ facilitated transport of textiles ⓘ important route for the Industrial Revolution in northern England ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 32 miles
ⓘ
approximately 51 kilometres ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Rochdale Canal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge
|
| locatedIn |
North West England
ⓘ
West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Manchester ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Hebden Bridge
ⓘ
Rochdale ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 91 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1804 ⓘ |
| originalOwner |
Rochdale Canal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rochdale Canal Company
|
| partOf | Pennine waterways ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Hebden Bridge
ⓘ
Littleborough ⓘ Luddenden Foot ⓘ Luddenden Foot ⓘ
surface form:
Mytholmroyd
Rochdale ⓘ Sowerby Bridge ⓘ Todmorden ⓘ |
| previousManager |
Canal & River Trust
ⓘ
surface form:
British Waterways
|
| reopenedForNavigation | 2002 ⓘ |
| restorationCompleted | 2002 ⓘ |
| status | fully navigable ⓘ |
| terminus |
Manchester
ⓘ
Sowerby Bridge ⓘ |
| waterwayType | broad canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Canal Street (Manchester)
this entity surface form:
Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge
this entity surface form:
Rochdale Canal (consulting work)
this entity surface form:
Rochdale Canal Company
subject surface form:
Canal Street (Manchester)