Alcohol/Canal

[Restless]

Touche my good man

Originally Posted by jaysay

Well it was Church wasn't it

[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by mobertol

When I was about 10 I remember the canal behind my school in Clayton (St Mary's) swarming with police and we heard that a man's body had beeen found in the water...

Been doing some research this week and it seems there was a plaque commemorating the deaths of 68 men and boys in an accident in 1883 at the pit in Clayton, on the canal bridge nearby - wonder if it's still there?

Some of the boys were only 12, they came from Ossy, Church, Altham, Clayton and Accy...

There's a plaque that was put there a few years ago. Its a nice memorial to commemorate the disaster. I've feeling the original one disappeared.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Eric

Evidently the plaque is still there ... on the Pilkington Bridge (I wonder if that has something to do with Margaret's dental work?) ... I can't for the life of me remember the Pilkington Bridge ... if it's not the Whalley Rd. bridge, it has to be east of there, towards Burnley.

Just for you, Eric

CanalPlanAC – Pilkington Bridge No 114C — Gazetteer

The Moorfield Pit Disaster

The plaque's on this bridge as it's the nearest to the colliery, I guess. As you say, east of Whalley Road, towards Burnley.

[claytonx]

Never knew that bridge have a name.Always referred to it as the Burnley Road Bridge and the colliers wall, as the side looking to Clayton-Le-Moors on the road side the wall is 3ft 6ins high but to get over to the tow path it is about 15 ft high. The colliers who lived at the bottom end of Clayton walked on the canal tow path and climbed the wall, there are hand and foot holes in that side of the wall.

[davemac]

Ive seen the mess referred to, and yes its covered in large cider bottles. They are frosty jacks cider for the most part, and I don't think the people who drink this stuff outdoors are worried about the environment, more where the next drink is coming from. There used to be more bottles than you see today, they got buried when the new paths were laid and surplus soil was put on either side of the towpath.

[katex]

Originally Posted by susie123

Just for you, Eric

CanalPlanAC – Pilkington Bridge No 114C — Gazetteer

The Moorfield Pit Disaster

The plaque's on this bridge as it's the nearest to the colliery, I guess. As you say, east of Whalley Road, towards Burnley.

Sure you will know about the memorial too, Eric, just below Pilkington's Bridge.

This was a good thread where MickMc took some really excellent 'photos of it... #16.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ter-42372.html

The Prospects have also put a little one on the Whalley Road Bridge.

Clayton plus 007.jpg

[davemac]

Originally Posted by Eric

Evidently the plaque is still there ... on the Pilkington Bridge (I wonder if that has something to do with Margaret's dental work?) ... I can't for the life of me remember the Pilkington Bridge ... if it's not the Whalley Rd. bridge, it has to be east of there, towards Burnley.

Further to your interest in the plaques and memorial to the pit disaster, here are some pics I took this afternoon whilst the dog was taking me a walk, and yes he did pick up after me.

The plaque is attached to the bridge in Altham (Burnley Road). You can just see were the bridge is, the hump in the road just past the road sign, in the long shot picture.

[walkinman221]

Originally Posted by Eric

Evidently the plaque is still there ... on the Pilkington Bridge (I wonder if that has something to do with Margaret's dental work?) ... I can't for the life of me remember the Pilkington Bridge ... if it's not the Whalley Rd. bridge, it has to be east of there, towards Burnley.

Thats right Eric its the next bridge east from whalley road bridge, the next after that being fosters swing bridge , the next bridge after the swing bridge is what we used to call the pipe bridge which carries the thirlmere pipeline over the canal

[OscarUK]

I think the pipes are from Haweswater.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by OscarUK

I think the pipes are from Haweswater.

Your post prompted me to do a bit of research and I think you are right as I discovered that the water goes all the way from Thirlmere to Manchester on an aqueduct - 96 miles long - apart from a tunnel under Dunmail Raise. An amazing feat!

[Restless]

ah found the pic on the memory card-- I had thought I had lost it

[claytonx]

Originally Posted by susie123

Your post prompted me to do a bit of research and I think you are right as I discovered that the water goes all the way from Thirlmere to Manchester on an aqueduct - 96 miles long - apart from a tunnel under Dunmail Raise. An amazing feat!

You are both right the water comes from Thirlmere and Haweswater to Manchester.

[walkinman221]

Originally Posted by claytonx

You are both right the water comes from Thirlmere and Haweswater to Manchester.

Thats true the haweswater pipeline joins into the thirlmere one about one and a half miles from manchester.

[davemac]

I think this is the pipeline you are all refering to, it is within sight of the foster swing bridge. Went walkies today past it, it was belting down at the time as you can see by the canal

[walkinman221]

Thats right dave its exactly the one, good canal weather that always seemed to be belting down when we were replacing lock gates. It always seemed worse in the bottom of a mud and trolley filled lock