EPW028005 ENGLAND (1929). Waters Meeting, Stretford, 1929
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| Title | [EPW028005] Waters Meeting, Stretford, 1929 |
| Reference | EPW028005 |
| Date | July-1929 |
| Link | |
| Place name | STRETFORD |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 379740, 395617 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.3051496881565, 53.456661360465 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ797956 |
Pins
 The canal path |
 Ged |
Wednesday 20th of September 2023 06:07:20 PM |
Stretfordian |
Friday 9th of September 2022 01:34:40 PM | |
Stretfordian |
Friday 9th of September 2022 01:31:56 PM | |
| This must be Metropolitan Vickers works. |
Ged |
Tuesday 15th of February 2022 06:46:07 PM |
| This part of the Bridgewater Canal links to:
(1) the Rochdale Canal which crosses the Pennines to link with the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge;
(2) the Ashton Canal which in turn links to both the Huddersfield Narrow Canal (another cross-Pennine route) and to the Peak Forest and the Macclesfield Canals. |
John W |
Tuesday 28th of April 2020 10:50:26 AM |
| This part of the Bridgewater Canal heads roughly SE, links with the River Weaver Navigation at the Anderton Boat Lift and eventually joins with the Trent and Mersey Canal at Middlewich. |
John W |
Tuesday 28th of April 2020 10:44:00 AM |
| This branch of the Bridgewater Canal heads roughly NW to cross the ship canal by the famous "Barton Swing Aquaduct" to join at Leigh with the Leigh Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. |
John W |
Tuesday 28th of April 2020 10:41:32 AM |
| Rail connection into Stretford Gas Works |
Stretfordian |
Tuesday 13th of December 2016 09:53:22 PM |
| Brickworks. See OS 1922-29 1:2500 here http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?coords=379882,395953 |
Chris Willis |
Friday 26th of October 2012 06:42:21 PM |
| Kendal Road |
Chris Willis |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 01:53:54 AM |
| Can anyone read what's written here, or identify the works? I make the first or second letter P. |
Chris Willis |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 01:32:06 AM |
Dont know what the P stands for,but the building looks like the foundry at Metropolitan Vickers (AEI) |
phloberts |
Wednesday 10th of August 2016 10:22:26 PM |
| Station Road |
Chris Willis |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 01:25:06 AM |
| Manchester Ship Canal Recreation Club |
Chris Willis |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 01:16:17 AM |
| Taylor's Road |
Chris Willis |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 01:11:59 AM |
| Bridgewater Canal |
Chris Willis |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 01:11:05 AM |
| Bridgewater Canal |
Chris Willis |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 01:10:40 AM |
| Bridgewater Canal |
Chris Willis |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 01:10:12 AM |
| I can not read the writing. Can you help? |
 Class31 |
Saturday 20th of October 2012 11:34:33 PM |
This is part of the Metropolitan Vickers ('MetroVicks') Electrical Engineering Works. http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/gone/metrovicks.html |
Stockholm |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 08:15:31 PM |
I have a book ' Trafford Park from Old Photographs'. On page 98 it shows those building although it may be a few years before or after this photo. It appears that at some time it said 'Gas Engines Diesel Engines' (but in white). Factories used this method to advertise the products they made. Whether it says the same on this photo is hard to tell as it is so blurred. |
bri66 |
Saturday 29th of June 2013 10:57:16 AM |
User Comment Contributions
EPW038553 is a closer view, a little to the east (1932). |
Chris Willis |
Monday 21st of January 2013 04:35:50 PM |
Thank you everyone, great location "spot". We'll update the catalogue, and post the correct location data here in due course. You may be interested to know that the Aerofilms Ltd Register entry for this glass plate is "dud". Not much help... Yours, Katy Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader |
 Katy Whitaker |
Wednesday 24th of October 2012 12:18:37 PM |
Part of the Trafford Park industrial estate, Stretford, Manchester |
birdseye? |
Monday 22nd of October 2012 10:50:40 AM |
Major canal or navigation, I would suggest Weaver navigation, maybe salt works, northern looking terraces |
TomRobin |
Sunday 21st of October 2012 07:27:55 PM |