CANAL QUESTION - With Photo

Owd Bert · 01-10-2007, 19:37

Taken during the summer on the Leeds-Liverpool in Burnley area between the town centre aqueduct and Colne road bridge. There appears to be a canal branch going under the bridge -- info appreciated about the branch and what went over the bridge.

lancsdave · 01-10-2007, 20:25

More than likely something to do with Bank Hall pit. Pure guess at this point.

Ianto.W. · 01-10-2007, 20:57

Tough one this Bert, we had several craft on this canal in the70s (pleasure) there isa book map of the Leeds and Liverpool canal in Library, I will go and have a look when and if i feell ok tomorrow, 2nd Oct /07, could be the colliery basin but the road?

lancsdave · 01-10-2007, 21:02

It may not be a road bridge, possibly the train line for the pit ?

Pretty sure this stretch is at the back of the Queen Victoria pub.

lancsdave · 01-10-2007, 21:07

Narrowed it down slightly, it's called the Bank Hall Arm

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cashman · 01-10-2007, 21:56

well bank hall was the pit, i worked down when " Substitute" The Who was in the charts, 66 i think? best job i ever got sacked from

but have a mate who worked on the canals in the cargo days, aint seen him for a while,but will ask him to have a sneck if i see him bert, hes a walking encyclopedia on canal history.

lancsdave · 01-10-2007, 21:57

I was born in Bank Hall, not down the pit I hasten to add

Ianto.W. · 01-10-2007, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by lancsdave

Narrowed it down slightly, it's called the Bank Hall Arm

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Look's like youv'e saved me a trip to the library Dave that sounds about right but, curiosity killed the cat must confirm, for piece of mind.

lancsdave · 02-10-2007, 13:27

I asked on another forum ( there are some advantages to being a dingle

)

Somebody has posted this map from 1911, you can see the arm going off to the left in to a basin which is where they loaded the coal. The bridge ( tranway from the colliery ) is also shown. There was also a dry dock for repairing the barges shown on the map. Apparently the pipe for draining that dock came out in Thompsons Park and is still around.