Manchester & Ashton under Lyne Canal Co
Other Business Names:
- Manchester, Ashton under Lyne & Oldham Canal Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ashton under Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester, North West, England
- Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Inland navigations services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1792 when established by act of parliament as Manchester, Ashton under Lyne & Oldham Canal Co. Opened from 1796. Linked Manchester with Ashton under Lyne, a distance of six miles, and also developed several branches. Built to carry coal. Nationalised late 1940s
Publications:
- Ashton Canal. A history of the Manchester to Ashton under Lyne Canal by Keaveney, E, & D L Brown
- Benjamin Outram and the construction of the Ashton Canal by Scholefield, R A
- Canals of North West England by Hadfield, Charles, & Gordon Biddle
- Hollinwood Canal. An account of the Hollinwood Branch of the Manchester & Ashton under Lyne Canal, 1792-2000 by Fanning, Gerry
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Manchester, Ashton under Lyne & Oldham Canal Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ashton under Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester, North West, England
- Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Inland navigations services
Notes:
Traced origins to 1792 when established by act of parliament as Manchester, Ashton under Lyne & Oldham Canal Co. Opened from 1796. Linked Manchester with Ashton under Lyne, a distance of six miles, and also developed several branches. Built to carry coal. Nationalised late 1940sPublications:
- Ashton Canal. A history of the Manchester to Ashton under Lyne Canal by Keaveney, E, & D L Brown
- Benjamin Outram and the construction of the Ashton Canal by Scholefield, R A
- Canals of North West England by Hadfield, Charles, & Gordon Biddle
- Hollinwood Canal. An account of the Hollinwood Branch of the Manchester & Ashton under Lyne Canal, 1792-2000 by Fanning, Gerry