The Rochdale Canal is in Northern England, between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge, part of the connected system of the canals of Great Britain. Its name refers to the town of Rochdale through which it passes.
The castellated railway viaduct of the Manchester and Leeds Railway just south of Todmorden
A lock on the Rochdale Canal with water flowing over the gate
Share of the Rochdale Canal Company, issued 1 May 1805
The canal passes through Manchester city centre, seen here by the "Deansgate Locks" bars.
Sowerby Bridge is a market town in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The Calderdale Council ward population at the 2011 census was 11,703.
Sowerby Bridge skyline
Sowerby Bridge Town Hall, which originally accommodated the offices of the local board and, later, became a branch of Lloyds Bank