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Around Manchester

A collection grouped by its nearest reference town, with original heritage evidence for every record.

59official records

3heritage categories

4published access reviews

This collection brings together evidence from official heritage indexes. It is a starting point for reading the landscape, not a complete inventory or a list of visitor attractions. Source names may describe surviving structures, former features or larger complexes. Current condition and permission to visit require separate checks.

The most represented themes here are industrial (42 records), rail heritage (13 records), underground (4 records). Counts reflect the selection method and recording coverage, not the historical prevalence of each structure.

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Manchester’s waterways: five engineering problems you can see

Rail heritage

Castlefield Viaduct

Near Manchester

Researched guide · September 2026

Visitor access offered

Industrial

Store Street Aqueduct

Near Manchester

Researched guide · September 2026

Visitor access offered

Industrial

Castlefield Lock 92 and Castle Street Bridge

Near Manchester

Researched guide · September 2026

Exterior viewing only

Industrial

Barton Swing Aqueduct

Near Manchester

Researched guide · September 2026

Exterior viewing only

Rail heritage

Railway Bridge Over Worsley Road

Near Manchester

Around Manchester

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Castlefield Viaduct

Store Street Aqueduct

Castlefield Lock 92 and Castle Street Bridge

Barton Swing Aqueduct

Railway Bridge Over Worsley Road

Clifton Railway Viaduct (The Thirteen Arches) That Part In Swinton And Pendlebury

Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct Over River Mersey

Sawmill

Colonnaded Railway Viaduct At Former Liverpool Road Goods Depot

Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway Viaduct

Former Canal Warehouse Adjacent To Coal Wharf

Rochdale Canal Lock Number 85, In Tunnel Between Piccadilly And Dale Street

Rochdale Canal Lock Number 91 At East End Of Gaythorn Tunnel

Rochdale Canal Lock Keepers Cottage At Lock Number 91, Next To Gaythorn Tunnel

Railway Viaduct Linking Bridge Over Irwell To Liverpool Road Station

Railway Viaduct Over River Irwell Leading To Lower Byrom Street Warehouse

Railway Bridge Over River Irwell To Former Liverpool Road Station

Manchester & Salford Junction Canal Tunnel

Railway Bridge Over Canal, The East Of Two At Sj 824 972

Clifton Aqueduct Manchester Bolton And Bury Canal Clifton Aqueduct, That Part In Swinton And Pendlebury

Ashton Canal Lock Number 15 Approximately 100 Metres West Of Edge Lane

Railway Viaduct And Retaining Walls At Junction With Greengate

Ashton Canal Lock Number 1 Immediately East Of Great Ancoats Street

Central Railway Viaduct

Ashton Canal Lock Number 7 With Roving Bridge Immediately East Of Mill Street Bridge

Northern Railway Viaduct

Ashton Canal Lock Number 9 Immediately East Of Clayton Lane Bridge

Southern Railway Viaduct And Colonnade

Ashton Canal Lock Number 2 Off South End Of Vesta Street

Ashton Canal Lock Number 6 Immediately East Of Forge Lane

Ashton Canal Lock Number 10 Between Clayton Bridge And Stockport Junction

Ashton Canal Lock Number 14 Between Crabtree Lane And Edge Lane

Bridgewater Canal Basin At Potato Wharf

Rochdale Canal Lock Number 83, To The East Of Tariff Street

Rochdale Canal Lock Number 86, To East Of Chorlton Street

Rochdale Canal Lock Number 90, Approximately 30 Metres West Of Albion Bridge

Rochdale Canal Lock Number 82, To East Of Great Ancoats Street

Rochdale Canal Lock Number 84 (Dale Street Lock)

Rochdale Canal Lock Number 87, To East Of Princess Street, With Cast Iron Footbridge Beside Street

Rochdale Canal Lock Number 89 (Tib Lock), On South Side Of Havelock Mills

Former Rochdale Canal Warehouse

Thirlmere Aqueduct Over The River Irwell

Rochdale Canal Lock Number 88, To East Of Oxford Street

Ashton Canal Lock Number 13 At Crabtree Lane Swing Bridge

Ashton Canal Lock Number 8 To South East Of Ashton New Road

Ashton Canal Lock Number 12 Between Stockport Junction And Crabtree Lane

Ashton Canal Lock Keepers Cottage Beside Lock Number 2 At Islington Branch Junction Basin

Former Cotton Mill On West Side Of Junction With Cambridge Street

Ashton Canal Lock Number 3 On South Side Of Ancoats Hospital

Ashton Canal Lock Keepers Cottage On South Side Of Lock Number 7 Of Ashton Canal

Ashton Canal Lock Number 11 At East End Of Stockport Junction Basin

Manchester And Ashton Under Lyne Canal Lock Number 18 (Fairfield Top Lock)

Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct Over Hawthorn Road

Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church

Barton Lane Aqueduct Portal

Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls

Electricity Junction Box in Castlefield canal basin, Manchester

Electricity Junction Box in Castlefield canal basin, Manchester

Linotype Works Engine House and Chimney Base