Most have appeared before but not together in the order in which I walked the canal back in 1979.
But given my memory and my total failure to make notes of each shot at the time I took them some may well be out of sync.
Back then the canal was still in a shabby state and despite the work of restoration there was still an air of decay, which was added to by the state of the buildings which stood along its path.
Many had seen better days, a few were derelict waiting for something to happen, and I since I walked the walk some have been demolished and some have been renovated.
The first stretch from Princess Street took in the power station, which had supplied steam to the neighbouring offices and warehouses, through pipes which ran the length of the canal.
Passing these pipes could be a tad unnerving as in places steam would escape from the joints, leaving you wondering if you would suddenly encounter a burst of scalding water.
The pipes have gone, the overgrown towpath has been cleaned up, and sections of the canal have been transformed, which rather makes the 18 pictures something special.
Although I am the first to admit the quality of some are iffy.
Location; The Rochdale Canal
Pictures; The Rochdale Canal, 1979, from the collection of Andrew Simpson
*One canal ….. 24 pictures ,walking the Rochdale Canal in 1979, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/search/label/One%20canal%2018%20pictures
Aaah, the canals - so reminds me of Venice.
ReplyDeleteWhy do I only see three pictures?
ReplyDeleteThe 3 are part of a series of 40,all in the story and the rest published on the blog
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