Records of Carrington, Partington, Warburton, Ship Canal, Barton, Urmston and Flixton including Partington Paper Mill and Partington Local History by D. Ashton
1890-1970
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Photographic Records of Carrington, Partington, Warburton, Ship Canal, Barton, Urmston and Flixton including Partington Paper Mill and Partington Local History, including some family photographs.
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Title:
Records of Carrington, Partington, Warburton, Ship Canal, Barton, Urmston and Flixton including Partington Paper Mill and Partington Local History by D. Ashton
Date of work:
1890-1970
Reference number:
LHC/494
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Sub-collection from Collection: Local Heritage Collection (LHC)
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
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Collection: Local Heritage Collection (LHC)
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[Box 1 of 5]Photograph album (red):“The Canal Duke”, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, Francis Egerton; James Brindley, ex-1972 edition of MSC house magazine. “Port of Manchester Review”; James Brindley; Turnhurst Hall, Staffordshire, home of James Brindley; Brindley’s experimental canal in grounds of Turnhurst Hall, Staffs; panoramic view in 2 halves of ‘The south-west prospect of Manchester’, with handwritten transcription of text; ex-Corbridge – landings at Pomona Gardens; painting of Throstle’s Nest, 1825, by John Ralston, ex-Stretford Library; ex Corbett – view up-river from Throstle’s Nest; ex-Corbett, Nemesis rowing club boathouse, built on site of Pomona gardens; 2 unidentified views, possibly canal?; ex-Corbridge – lock chamber, Throstle’s Nest x2; Henshaw’s Blind Asylum and Deaf and Dumb School; aerial view of Henshaw’s School; ex-Corbridge: looking down-river, with Trafford Hall on left; mode wheel lock, from slide in Stretford Library; mode wheel lock; mode wheel 1888, ex-Port of Manchester Review 1971 ed; ex-Port of Manchester Review, 1970, mode wheel lock, 1889; main carriageway leading to Trafford Hall; 2 views of hall (Trafford Hall?); All Saints Old Catholic Chapel, Barton; aerial view of Trafford Hall 1937 with industrial buildings and canal to the rear, by HS Roberts, ex Stretford Library; people rowing on Trafford Park Lake, ex Port of Manchester Review 1980 ed; aerial view of de Trafford’s first hall the Moat House c1937, ex Stretford Library; the Irwell at Barton from a slide held by Stretford Library; ex Corbridge – the Irwell at Barton, Whittleswick Wood; Brindley’s Aqueduct, Barton Lock – looking down river, ex Urmston Library; (no accompanying description) Brindley’s Aqueduct and Barton Lock; Barton Lock and the old aqueduct, from a booklet published by All Saints Friars, Barton; no description – a mill overlooking a river/canal (looks like the mill next to Brindley’s Aqueduct seen in earlier photo and like Bardsley’s corn mill shown in another photo); Brindley’s Aqueduct taken from a print purchased at Urmston Market; no description – bridges/aqueducts; Barton Lock and Weir, showing Bardsley’s Corn Mill c1880; a lock and weir, with cottages near the lock, photo taken 11.09.1889. There appears to be construction work in the background; close-up view of previous photo – Barton lock viewed looking up river, taken from the top of Brindley’s Aqueduct, Wednesday 11 September 1889, ex James Ashton; Barton Old Lock viewed looking up river; Barton Old Lock viewed looking up river with more detail of construction work; removing the lock gates at Barton Locks 13.03.1891, ex Corbridge; tracks under the original Barton Bridge, ex Stretford Library, b&w; as previous photo - tracks under the original Barton Bridge, ex Stretford Library, sepia; print (pen & ink drawing?) Brindley’s Aqueduct for the Bridgewater Canal at Barton, ex All Saints Church; print showing sailing boat being towed over Barton Old Aqueduct by horses, with goods being transported by rowing boat belowex Aitken’s History of Manchester 1795; (no accompanying description) view of Brindley’s Aqueduct with barge below; Brindley’s Aqueduct, looking up river, ex Urmston Library; the aqueduct – no accompanying description; the aqueduct – no accompanying description; original Barton Bridge & All Saints School, Brindley’s Aqueduct in background. MSC contractors’ railway can be seen, ex James Ashton from a 12” x 10” plate; Peel Green 1925, cottages opposite the cemetery (All Saints?); people standing in front of cottages next to the original aqueduct over Barton Lane, ex Urmston Library; a horse and cart driving along Barton Lane heading towards the original aqueduct, looking towards Barton, ex Urmston Library;Blue album:Manchester Ship Canal; Barton Bridge Aqueduct; 2 Master At Barton (boat); Barton Swing Bridge ex BL by Birtles Warrington; Baryon Aqueduct ex B L Birtles Warrington; Ariel view over Barton Aqueduct/Swing Bridge; Unpowered Pontoon, used as a divers platform/ boring /Pump Platform at Eccles “Skyline”; Mode Wheel –Lock Base; Mode Wheel Large Lock- under construction 2-1-1891; Mode Wheel-under –cutting Lock wall 11-6-1891; OLD THROSTLENEST Lock on right, Trafford Swing Bridge on left;190/31 bridge and workers; Pomona –concrete Mixer x2; Building Dredgers, Salford Docks ex Birtles Warrington; Wall by Salford Gate Shed 11-6-1891; Dock wall and Gate Shed- Salford; No 9 Dock under construction; No 7 Dock with Storey warehouses; Pomona Docks; Trafford Road Bridge; Racecource later became No 9 Dock; Docks- Ariel View; End of 1st Journey Liverpool to Manchester 7-12-1893, vessel “SnowDrop”, Directors at Pomona No 1 Dock; The Opening day 1-1-1894 ex BL Ambler; Formal opening of the MSC by Her Majesty Queen Victoria in the ENCHANTRESS 21-5-1894, ex by Valentine Dundee; Canal opening the ENCHANTRESS 21-5-1894; No James NO , opening day –crowd scene Piccadilly , Manchester 1-5-94; Manchester Docks- imported Food inspector c. 1909 ex Port of M/C Review 1977 edition; Ex Port of M/C Review 1971 edition, Pay day at Salford Offices 1897; Ex Port of M/C Review 1971 edition, Part of the 999 Service at Salford; Concrete Ship! For nearly 60 years it was the floating pumping Station at Frodsham, see p68, ex Port of Manchester review 1973; Ex Port of M/C Review 1969 edition, Old MSC Tug –OLD Trafford, later renamed RELIANT by new owners-now in the National Maritime Museum x2 ; The Daniel Adamson, C1930, previously named Ralph Brocklebank, ex Port of M/C Review 1977 edition x2; MSC MALLARD at Port Dinorwick (after being sold), ex Port of M/C Review 1971 edition; BASUTO, The M/C Dry Docks CO> Tug, Ex Port of M?C Review 1971 edition x2; No 1 Grain Elevator M/c, destroyed by fire during an air raid in 1940, ex Port of M/C Review 1976 edition; towers x2 , 225/24;unidentified water scene x 4; terraced house and family?;road and water scene; Barton Swing Bridge; Lock scene; Trafford Hall 1937, Stretford; Ex Port of M/C Review, MSC Tug RIXTON; ex Trafford Park Estates Ltd. Trafford Hall taken in 1934. The Hall suffered fire damage in an air raid in Dec 1940 and was subsequently demolished ;[Water Arches]; Barton Old Hall Pre 1879 ex Urmston Library; Tayling Bridge , Stretford; Houses with green and trees in the fore ground;Black Floral Album with note in side stating ‘All n Negs Film Nos 118824. Old photographs of the River Irwell and Mersey and Irwell avigation.Plate 1 - Old Church and Bridge from Blackfriars, Manchester, [n.d.]; Plate 1 – North Cut View of the Old Bridges, Manchester, [n.d.] ( 2copies, plate 1 & 2 on same card); Plate 2 – Victoria Bridge, Manchester, [n.d.]; Plate 3 – Old Blackfriars Bridge, Manchester, [n.d.]; Blackfriars Bridge, Manchester, [n.d.]; Plate 5 – Stage Buildings (above River Irwell), Manchester, [n.d.]; Plate 6 - I. Lythgoe Esq. in a rowing boat (Ishmael Lythgoe founder of Agecroft Rowing Club in 1861 see https://www.agecroftrc.org.uk/club-history.htm), Manchester, [n.d.]; Plate 7 - Albert Bridge and the Nemesis Rowing Club Boathouse, Manchester, [n.d.]; Plate 9 – Nemesis Rowing Club, Former Boathouse, Manchester, [n.d.]; Plate 8 – Manchester and Salford Regatta, River Irwell Manchester, 1844; Plate 10 – Throstle Nest Weir and Lock, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, Old Trafford, [n.d.]; Plate 11 – Barton Weir and Mill, Barton on Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 12 – Barton Aqueduct, Barton on Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 13 - Barton Aqueduct with barge passing beneath, Barton on Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 14 - Barton Bridge (stone), Barton on Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 15 - Holmes Bridge Lock, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, Davyhulme, [n.d.]; Plate 16 - Calamanca Lock, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, Flixton, [n.d.]; Plate 17 - Irlam Ferry Boathouse Inn, Irlam, [n.d.]; Plate 18 – Conference of Irwell and Mersey, [n.d.]; Plate 19 – Owlet’s Nest Lock, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, Partington, [n.d.]; Plate 20 – Butcherfield Locks, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, near Walton, Warrington, [n.d.]; Plate 21 – Butcherfield Weir, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, near Walton, Warrington, [n.d.]; Plate 22 – Paddington Lock, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, Woolston, Warrington, [n.d.]; Plate 23 – Canal Feeder Aqueduct, Woolston Cut? [n.d.]; Plate 24 – Woolston Weir, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, Woolston, [n.d.]; Plate 25 – Latchford Lock, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, Warrington, [n.d.]; Plate 26 – Howley Lock, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, Warrington, [n.d.]; Plate 27 - Runcorn Locks, Runcorm, [n.d.]; Plate 29 - Walton Church, Warrington, [n.d.]; Plate 28 - Norton Priory, Runcorn, [n.d.]; Plate 30 – Worsley Packet Landing, Bridgewater Canal, Worsley, [n.d.]; Plate 31 – Lord Ellesmere’s State Barge, Bridgewater Canal, [n.d.]; Plate 32 – The Cathedral and Chetham College Foreground, Manchester, [n.d.]; Plate 33 – The Irwell at Peel Park, Salford, [n.d.]; Plate 34 - Irwell Castle, Salford, [n.d.]; Plate 35 – The Cliff, Broughton, Salford, [n.d.]; Plate 36 – Douglas Green Weir, River Irwell, Salford, [n.d.]; Plate 37 Agecroft Regatta, the Start, River Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 38 – Agecroft Rowing Club Crews, River Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 39 – Kersal Cell, Kersall, Salford, [n.d.]; Plate 40 – Agecroft Regatta, The Finish, River Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 41 - Agecroft Bridge, Salford, [n.d.]; Plate 42 – Old Agecroft Bridge, Salford, [n.d.]; Plate 43 - Drinkwater Park, Prestwich, [n.d.]; Plate 43A – The Irwell at Drinkwater Park, Prestwich, [n.d.]; Plate 44 – Bradley Ford, River Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 45 – Clifton viaduct and aqueduct, Clifton, Salford, [n.d.]; Plate 46 – The Irwell near Kilcoby Bridge, River Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 47 – Giant’s Seat and Old Margaret’s Gardens, River Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 48 - Ringley, Bolton, [n.d.]; Plate 49 – Prestolee Bridge, aqueduct and locks, Bolton, [n.d.]; Plate 50 – Canoe Upset Race, River Irwell, [n.d.]; Plate 51 – Agecroft Rowing Club Reunion Day Tea, unidentified location, [n.d.]; Plate 52 – Giant’s Seat Woods, Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal, [n.d.]; Plate 53 – Kilcoby Bridge, Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal, [n.d.]; Plate 54 – Rhodes Lock, Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal, [n.d.]; Plate 55 Agecroft Hall Plantations, Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal, Salford, [n.d.]; Plate 56 – Some Members of Agecroft Rowing Club, unknown location, [n.d.]; Plate 58 – Manchester and Salford Regatta Course, Manchester, [n.d.]; Plate 59 – Mersey and Irwell Regattas Course, near Warbur[Box 2 of 5]Blue AlbumEx B.L. refers to Bosdin Leech, History of the Manchester Ship Canal, from its inception to its completion.Elliot & Fry, [n.d.]; Sir Edward Leader Williams (1828 – 1910), Chief Engineer and designer of Manchester Ship Canal during the construction phase. Later consulting engineer. Also designed Anderton Boat Lift, 1880s, ex B.L., Higginson, Bowdon; Marshall Stevens (1852 – 1936), First manager of Manchester Ship Canal, appointed 1891, ex B.L. portrait by Warwick Brookes; Sir Bosdin Leech (1836 – 1912), Auditor to Manchester Ship Canal 1886 – 92, Director & Chairman of Land Committee 1892, author of History of Manchester Ship Canal. ex B.L., by Wilkinson Bros, [n.d.]; Thomas A. Walker (1828 – 1889), Civil Engineers and Contractor for Manchester Ship canal, ex B.L. by Messrs Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London, [n.d.]; Jacob Bright (1821 – 1899), M.P. for Manchester, Mayor of Rochdale, ex B.L., [n.d.]; William J Saxon, Solicitor to the Manchester Ship canal 1883 – 1892, ex B.L. by Higginson, Bowdon, [n.d.]; Edward Henry Pember K.C.(1833 – 1911), Leading Counsel for Manchester Ship canal, Ex B.L. Artist Portrait by Frank Holl, R.A., [n.d.]; George Hicks, Auditor of the Manchester Ship Canal 1886, ex B.L., Portrait by Franz Baum, [n.d.]; John Hutton Balfour Browne, K.C.,(1845 – 1921) Counsel for the Manchester Ship Canal, ex B.. by J. White, Dumfries, [n.d.]; W.H. Hunter, Assistant Engineer during construction works of the Manchester Ship Canal, afterwards Chief Engineer 1895, ex B.L. by LaFayette, [n.d.]; John D. Wallis, land valuer and Agent for the Manchester Ship Canal, ex B. L., portrait by A. Coupe Worthington, [n.d.]; Samuel Radclife Platt, Director of Manchester Ship canal, Chairman of Works Committee 1887 – 91, ex B.L. by Thomson, [n.d.]; James W. Southern, Deputy Chairman, Manchester Ship canal, 1897, ex B.L., Lafayette, [n.d.]; Sir John Mark, Director of Manchester Ship canal 1891 – 1897, ex B.L., Lafayette; [n.d.]; Sir John Harwood (1832 – 1896), Deputy Chairman, Manchester Ship Canal, 1893 -4, Chairman of Executive Committee 1891 – 94, Mayor of Manchester (1884 – 5), ex B.L. by Barnes, Brown & Bell, [n.d.] (2copies); Sir William Henry Bailey, Engineer, Director of Manchester Ship Canal, knighted by Queen Victoria on the royal yacht in 1894 on the occasion of Her Majesty opening the Manchester Ship Canal, Ex B.L., Guttenburg, [n.d.]; William J Crossley M.P., Director Manchester Ship Canal, ex-B.L. – ex-Franz Baum; Sir Joseph Leigh, Director, Manchester Ship Canal, chairman, Bridgewater Committee 1904 seq., ex-Van-der-Weyle, London; Rt. Hon. Earl Egerton, Chairman, Manchester Ship Canal, 1887-94, ex-B.L. by Franz Baum; Sir Joseph Lee, Deputy Chairman, Manchester Ship Canal, 1886-93, ex-B.L. by De Verques; Charles J Galloway, Director, Manchester Ship Canal, 1893-1904, and Chairman, Bridgewater Committee, by unknown photographer; John K Bythell, Chairman, Manchester Ship Canal 1894 et seq, ex-B.L., by Lafayette; memorial to Marshall Stevens; detail of memorial to Marshall Stevens, 1852-1936, M.P., founder and manager of Manchester Ship Canal, developer of Trafford Park; map of part of Manchester Ship Canal route, with River Mersey, railway and roads; map of rivers, canal and railway through Flixton, Irlam, Carrington and Partington; map of rivers, canal and railway through Partington, Cadishead, Glazebrook, Hollins Green and Warburton; route of River Mersey and Irwell Navigation, showing canals, locks and cuts in 1880; duplicate map of rivers, canal and railway through Partington, Cadishead, Glazebrook, Hollins Green and Warburton; map of River Mersey from Eastham Locks to Runcorn and Widnes; Port of Manchester plan of Manchester Ship Canal, from Eastham to Manchester; route of Manchester Ship Canal from Cadishead to Manchester; print from 1972 edition of Port of Manchester review: ‘Ladies of leisure inspect the “Big Ditch”; 2 labourers “pitching stones”; “Drinks Man at Weston, 1892”, from Port of Manchester Review, 1970; “Coffee man and girl, mode wheel, 1890”, from Port of Manchester Review 1970; men moving sandstone blocks withRed Album - of Partington local history:Plan of Rivers Mersey and Irwell between Weston Point and Manchester, showing proposed improvements; Manchester Ship Canal general plan of canal and district; map of Partington and Carrington Moss; special emergency edition 1938 of Partington area; enlarged section of Partington with Ship Canal highlighted; [n.d.] map of Partington area, with canal; plan of Partington and Cadishead with railways and canal; enlarged section of Partington plan showing tar distillery and Millbank Hall; hand-drawn plan of Millbank area, listing residents and personal details, c.1940; 1911 edition of Partington map; The Boathouse Inn and ferry, with notes on reverse; enlarged map of Partington, Carrington and Warburton, including Hollins Ferry; tithe map of Hollins Green, listing Boat House, Eagle & Child, Old Red Lion, Swan Inn, Red Lion and White Lion and their publicans, 24 June 1842; typewritten “History of the Local Pubs and Clubs” in Hollins Green (relates to tithe map); (Partington Paper Mill): photos nos. 223/31 & 223/32 of industrial buildings, viewed looking towards Warburton, with a key to the location and nature of buildings; photos nos 223/29 & 223/30 of industrial buildings, viewed looking towards Lock Lane, with a key to the location and nature of buildings; photo of 4 men and 1 woman; photo of 8 workers in front of boxes (no description); photos taken inside the paper mill: 1 - large sheet and roller; 2 - smaller rollers with 3 workers; 3 - view of large sheet from other side, showing 2 workers; 4 – workers among machinery and cog wheels; 5 – woman standing next to machinery; 6 – closer view of machinery; 7 – closer view of rollers; 8 – copy of photo 2; handwritten account “Partington Paper Mill – recollections of Mr William Ashton, mill worker 1941-43 (includes many names of people who worked there); further handwritten descriptions of parts of the paper mill, including the motive power plant, the raw materials, the paper boilers, the paper pulp grinders, the transfer system from grinders to beaters; the rag boilers, the beaters, the high level beaters, the low level beaters and the paper rollers; handwritten supplementary information about Partington Paper Mill; photocopied extract from The World’s Paper Trade Review, vol. XLV no 3, 19 January 1906, the article entitled – “A Unique Paper Trade Celebration – Messrs D & S Ockleston’s Mill Bank Paper Mills – Their Past History and Present Progress – 1756 – 1906”; copy of previous article; “Child of the Mersey” a handwritten history of the area around Cadishead, Partington, the Irwell, the Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal. Includes: a list of the reference material used; photo credits; list of 6” OS maps used; a foreword; general information; the Mersey and Irwell Rivers – early days; costs of making the Bridgewater Canal; the Mersey and Irwell flats and locks; Calamanco lock and lockhouse; Calamanco Mill; Stickings/Stickens locks, weir and footbridge; Calamanco lock, weir, horse ferry and mills; the Bridgewater Canal – general information; Manchester Ship Canal lists of committee members; photo credits from Bosdin Leech versions 1 & 2; handwritten notes on the Manchester Ship Canal; Slater’s Directory 1902 – Partington; “Partington – A Short History” a typewritten history from Viking times by D Abrams; a copy of the history; copy of part of the article “The History of Partington”; typewritten account “Partington and Carrington (Bucklow Area).[Box 3 of 5]Brown album – Partington and CarringtonThe Vicarage; rear view of the Vicarage, [n.d.]; cottage on Manchester Road, Partington, just before and on the same side as the King William pub, the annexe on the side of the house was Partington Fish & Chip shop, run by the Pollard family (early C19th?); the Windmill inn, Carrington (early C19th?); Samuel and Rhia (Maria?) Plant, lived at Canal Cottages, Lock Lane, Partington (40s?); Brook Farm, Partington, there were a number of Brook Farms in and around Partington, rear of photo shows situation of this one, [n.d.]; the Old Post Office, Partington, [n.d.]; view of white cottage on country lane, no description, [n.d.]; smaller copy of Brook Farm photo; King William hotel, [n.d.]; cottage in the snow, [n.d.]; two attached cottages (30s?); junction of roads in developed Partington showing community hall (?); side view of same hall, showing older terrace of houses nearby and modern houses in the background; different view of terraced houses (70s?); bus stops on either side of the road, white house next to Williams Casco industrial unit, [n.d.]; road junction in Partington showing King William IV pub on left, with the Greyhound (boarded up) diagonally opposite and churchyard opposite; country lane, unnamed, [n.d.]; view across a field to a damaged farm building; closer view of same building, unnamed, [n.d.]; gateway, leading to a house, with pillars, fenced closed, unnamed, [n.d.]; interior of St Mary’s Church, Partington, c1900; interior of St George’s Church, Carrington, c1900; site of paper mills/offices/garages (on right) viewed looking towards Partington, [n.d.].(Paler) Blue Album – Manchester Ship CanalShip in Manchester docks, [n.d.]; ships lined up at Manchester docks, [n.d.]; ship to the side of a quay, Manchester docks, [n.d.]; wreck of the “French Navvy” after floods, showing workers, [n.d.]; MSC Sceptre at Latchford, iron bridge to the rear, [n.d.]; tug and sludge dredger vessel at work at Warburton, [n.d.]; the dredger at work at Warburton, [n.d.]; the Manchester Shipper under tow in the Ship Canal, this was an oil-burning vessel with accommodation for 75 passengers, [n.d.]; a Manchester Liner negotiating the canal with the help of tugs, [n.d.]; ships under the acqueduct, [n.d.]; a smaller vessel following a larger ship, [n.d.]; copy of photo of sludge dredger; copy of photo of dredger at Warburton; ship navigating the canal seen from nearby field, [n.d.]; ship sailing along canal next to the railway line, [n.d.]; ship moored, onlookers, [n.d.]; tug and sludge dredger at work, [n.d.]; view of Manchester dock, [n.d.]; City of Dundee and tugs showing bridge to rear, [n.d.]; Cinulia and tug, [n.d.]; MSC Sceptre, [n.d.]; barge and tug, [n.d.].BLUE ALBUM;Warburton Cutting-Geological Strata ex B.L. by Birtles Warrington; Warburton- Faulted Sandstone Strata; Launching the Dredger “Mersey” at German Land excavator deep Rixton; Dredger “Mersey” at Rixton; transporter at Warburton, ex B .L. by Birtles Warrington; Under Warburton Bridge ex S LIB.; Warburton High Level Bridge; Warburton Bridge –under construction, looking towards Cadishead; Warburton High Level Bridge; Warburton Bridge, MSC; Scene with Lady not specified; SLAG TIP, leaving Cadishead for Hollins Green, One of 2 slag tips , from Steelworks. This slag was used as hard core to form the ramps to Barton High Level Bridge; Paper Mill Partington; Building Dredger at Partington, ex B.L. by Killon; Dredger at work, Mill Bank, Partington, ex BL by Birtles Warrington; A German Land excavator deepening River Mersey to become MSC, spanning the Rive Glaze, Mill Bank in the distance; ROBS FERRY, Cadishead; Bob’s Lane Ferry, (Cadishead Side) x2; Ship Canal, Partington; Manor Meal And Cattle Cake Works; 225/36 part bridge with man in fore ground; Cheshire Lines Railway Bridge, CAD. Or Partington Bank? Ex BL By Birtles Warrington; Cadishead Rail Viaduct, Barrow Walk; arches And construction taken from a feature in local paper Cad, Irlam, Eccles, appearing April-May 1992; Deviation of the Cheshire Lines Railway at Irlam, viewed from Carrington Power Station?; Cadishead Rail Viaduct; Manchester Ship Canal, Partington; 1894 Naval Viit at Cadishead Bridge, ex-port of Manchester Review (1972 ed); Cadishead Rail Viaduct; Partington coaling basin x2; Partington Coaling Basin (viewed looking down the river; Partington Coaling Basin (Cadishead Bank), vessel Mabel; Group of men (workers?) , all wearing flat caps; Paddle steamer “Eccles” on MSC, just after Partington Coaling basin; Dead Load Testing, Irwell Viaduct , 750 tons; Irlam Old station; Irlam New and Old Station; Irlam New Station Flixton to Irlam Ferry, 1950;n;; Mr. Platt’s Yatcht “Norseman”, From Irlam looking down river, NB sewer discharge; Wholesale Co-op Warehouse , Irlam, taken from Flixton side of Canal; Floods at Flixton 1890; Irlam Locks and Sluices; Irlam locks; The drained Culvert in the north side of the 65foot Lock at Irlam, Lock Sluice opening, !920; Sluice Tunnel at Latchford Lock; Boat “Eccles” , ex Port of Manchester Review (1974); Building situated on Irlam Bank at Irlam Ferry, burnt down OCT 1969, originally built by the contractors who built MSC and was used by the Engineer in charge of this section and was also used as he NAVVy pay Office; MSC at IRLAM, looking at Irlam Bank; Irlam Ferry; MSC (Horse Ferry) at IRLAM; MSC cutting near Irlam Road Ferry 24-09-1890;20-09-1890 Scene; Lock, with a railway engine heading “upriver”, The Tail of Sticking’s Lock; Stickings lock, new excavation on right, looking towards Irlam; Flooding of workings at Sticking/Barton Fri 25th Nov. 1890; Barton Lock Bus; Barton Lock, Large; Barton Locks 65 feet at Barton Aqueduct during construction; ; Barton Lock and Sluices completed , Fri 14th April 1893; Excavating bank at Salteye; Barton; Barton, Bridgewater looking towards canal (MSC); Riveting floor of Barton Aqueduct, 1891; Barton Aqueduct ,Lifting a Gate; Barton Aqueduct; Barton Swing Bridge , looking to Manchester , Old river Irwell course on right 13/03/1891; Barton New and Old Aqueduct x2; Barton Old and New Aqueduct (looking down river); Barton; Aqueduct, after the collapse, showing where the water escaped; Barton New Aqueduct; Barton Aqueduct looking down river Barton Swing Bridge c.1910;Maroon Album Urmston/Flixton areaSwimming Baths external view, Princess Road, Urmston, c. 1987 (opened 1933, closed 1987); Dome of Swimming Baths, Princess Road, Urmston, c. 1987; Swimming Baths, external view from dual carriageway, Urmston, c. 1987; Swimming Baths, external view, Urmston, c. 1987; Stairs and vending machine in foyer, Swimming Baths, Urmston, c. 1987; View of foyer with vending machines, Swimming Baths, Urmston, c. 1987; View of foyer with vending machines (different angle), Swimming Baths, Urmston, c. 1987; Changing cubicles, Swimming Baths, Urmston, c. 1987; View of swimming lanes under dome, Swimming Baths, Urmston, c. 1987; View of swimming lanes from beneath dome, Swimming Baths, Urmston, c.1987; view of swimming lanes and spectators’ gallery, Swimming Baths, Urmston, c. 1987; View of swimming lanes from spectators’ gallery, Swimming Baths, Urmston, c.1987; Side view of swimming lanes, Swimming Baths, Urmston, c. 1987; View of swimming lanes looking towards spectators’ gallery, Swimming Baths, Urmston, c. 1987; View of roof from empty gallery, Swimming Baths, Urmston, c. 1987; Demolition crane moves in, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition with red and dark blue cars in foreground, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition with no cars, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition with white estate car and dark blue car, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition of arched roof with white car in foreground, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of dome and arched roof uncovered in demolition of Swimming baths, Urmston, 1987; View of roof and dome uncovered with demolition crane, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View (No. 2) of roof and dome uncovered with demolition crane, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition with red and grey cars in foreground, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition of roof, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition with demolition crane and excavator with green car in foreground, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of dome and demolition crane with red telephone box in foreground, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition crane next to dome (still roofed), Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of dome without roof with red telephone box in foreground, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of dome and roof uncovered with woman in red coat in foreground, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition of dome from cinema, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition of arched roof from cinema, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of last sections of arched roof with red telephone box in foreground, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of remaining walls, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition from roundabout on Bowfell Road/ Moorside Road, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition with woman on tricycle in foreground from roundabout on Bowfell Road/ Moorside Road, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition with crane in front of building, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of roof with covering removed taken from roundabout on Bowfell Road/ Moorside Road, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of remains of roof with covering removed taken from roundabout on Bowfell Road/ Moorside Road, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of roof with covering removed taken from roundabout on Bowfell Road/ Moorside Road, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of remaining walls removed taken from roundabout on Bowfell Road/ Moorside Road, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; Dome and roof uncovered, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition of swimming baths taken from a park, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition from Moorside Road, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition of dome from Moorside Road, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; View of completed demolition from park, Swimming baths, Urmston, 1987; View of demolition site, Swimming Baths, Urmston, 1987; Series of ten photographs showing demolition of large chimney, unidentified location possibly Carrington Power Star[Box 4 of 5]Maroon Album, Partington;The Green Partington; Rose Queen Festival, outside Erlam Farm, Bailey Lane; Bailey Lane, Partington; The Village , Partington; Station Road, Partington, now known as Manchester Road; Brook Farm , Partington , on left as you leave Partington for Lymm; single house with black and white door; Partington Village, Bailey Lane, looking towards Lock Lane, 1st Structure on left is Barn belonging to Erlam Farm, Cottage in middle ground at 90degrees to bailey Lane on right side of picture is the beginning of Mount Pleasant Row; Mount Pleasant Row, Partington on Bailey Lane; Partington Village,, The Green, Houses in foreground still there (1939); Parade in, Manchester Road, Partington, looking towards Carrington, houses still there (1990); St Mary’s Church, Manchester Road, Partington ; Jack Edwards led Band, Trombone Player Ernest (punch) Plant. Looking towards Carrington. Bridge still there in 1990. NB Partington Railway Station on left; house with trees; The Green, Partington, Ivy covered house still there in 1990 , later a Chip Shop; Horse and Cart , The Green , Partington; House with structure at the back; Station Building with man in uniform ,woman and two children; Pupils of St. Georges, Carrington, with teacher and Vicar ; Children with School Teachers; Lock Lane, Partington, Ground after last house was the site of cottages occupied by William and Vanda Burgess; Water scene ,b and w ; Water scene, coloured; Leaving Partington for Lymm, Netta Reids Barn, Farmhouse hidden in tree to right; Netta Reid’s Barn, Partington; Entering Partington on left between Bridge and King Billy, still standing (modified) 1990; Picture taken on green looking towards Manchester Road, Hall Lane on Left; Grey Hound Hotel , Partington, stood to rear of New Grey Hound x2; Erlam Farm and Barn, Bailey Lane, Partington, still standing 1990; Parade on Manchester Road , Partington, looking towards Carrington; Line of ladies and gentlemen passing King William 1V Hotel;St Mary’s Partington; King William Hotel, Partington; Partington Village Church and Grave Yard; Brass Band Members; Heatley Heath; Parade led by band; Station Road, Partington; Empire Day at St George’s School , Carrington; St Georges School Carrington; Empire Day , St Georges School, Carrington; St George’s School , Carrington; Empire Day, St George’s , Carrington x3; Children at St George’s School , Carrington , 1911; Children at St George’s School , Carrington, c1912; Class photo, St George’s , Carrington, 1911; Children at St George’s School , Carrington ([n.d.]); School photograph, St George’s, Carrington, x2; Mary Alice Rodgers outside her Cottage, middle of Bailey Lane; Mrs Emily Pollard, in front of her Cottage, Bailey Lane, Last one next to Lock Lane; Engine; 2nd Married home of William and Vanda Burgess, Lock Lane, Partington. Vanda in doorway, she also lived in the cottage to the right of her. Girl in the fore ground Mabel Burgess; Partington Carnival , Aug 25,1923; Cross Roads, Partington; Partington Congregational Chapel; Wesleyan Chapel, Partington, nearly opposite Wood Lane; G was on Chapel Lane, where RC Church now stands; ,Group of Men, Jack Burgess, Bill Edwards, Jack Turner, Harry Claire, Harry Allen, Harry Wilson, Jack Pritchard, Bill Andrews< Alf Andrews, Sam Plant; The Manse, Partington; Four Lane Ends, Burford Lane; Burford Bridge; 3 young ladies outside a thatched house; The Institute, Partington; The Green Partington, Large house still standing 1990 (Chip Shop); House picture, “was? Or are still on Chapel Lane” Partington;Maroon Album 2:The Railway Tavern, Flixton, [n.d.]; Railway Station building, Flixton, [n.d.]; Railway Station building, Close up view, Flixton, [n.d.]; Face on view of Railway Station, Flixton, [n.d.]; View of Railway Station building, Flixton, [n.d.]; Terrace of derelict houses, corner of Highbury Avenue and Fishermore Road, Flixton, [n.d.]; Terrace of derelict houses with yellow Rover parked, Fishermore Road, Flixton, [n.d.]; Site of terrace of derelict houses corner of Highbury Avenue and Fishermore Road, Flixton, [n.d.]; View of Highbury Avenue from Fishermore Road after removal of terrace of derelict houses, Flixton, [n.d.]; Demolition or restoration of an unidentified chapel, Flixton?, [n.d.]; Woodsend?, Flixton, [n.d.], Corner of Lytham Road, Flixton, [n.d.]; Unidentified church?, Flixton, [n.d.]; S=now covered fields Flixton, [n.d.]; Flixton Road shops and Post Office, Millot’s Barn on the right hand side, Flixton, [n.d.]; Unidentified terrace of houses, Flixton? [n.d.]; Star of Church Road, looking towards St Michael’s Church in centre background. The Jubilee Tree is on the left behind railings, Flixton, [n.d.] c. 1900?; Brickell’s Cottage, Woodsend, Flixton, [n.d.]; Woodnett’s Cottage, The Methodist Mission first held its meetings here c. 1890 - 1895, Woodsend Road, Flixton, c. 1900; Cyclist in the snow, unidentified location, [n.d.]; Woodsend Road, Flixton, [n.d.]; Fields, Flixton?, [n.d.]; Children in the street, Woodsend Road, looking towards Red Lion, Flixton c. 1910; Woman and children in Woodsend Road, looking away from Red Lion, Flixton, c.1910; Red L ion Corner, Junction of Irlam Road and Woodsend Road, Flixton, c 1920; Red Lion Corner with bus shelter, L.C. Bannister, Family butcher, on R.H. side, Junction of Irlam Road and Woodsend Road, Flixton, [n.d.]; Row of cottages including M.E. Harrison Boot Repairs,(Mary E. Harrison , Husband, Henry Harrison was the boot repairer, aged 79 in 1939, Irlam Road Flixton, [n.d.]; Union Inn, Woodsend Road, (see Trafford Lifetimes TL4813) Flixton, 1956; 3 x views of Urmston Hall, Built 1580, demolished 1937), between St. Clement’s and Queen’s Road, Urmston, Pre 1937; House, possibly the Hollies, Irlam Road, Flixton, [n.d.]; Gratrix’s Car proprietor and Car rentals, in an old barn, Flixton, c. 1920s; Old parsonage, Flixton, 1883, ex-D.H. Langton, History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme; Wesleyan Chapel, Davyhulme, ex-Rev Allan Spencer’s History of Methodism in Davyhulme, 1898; Davyhulme Wesleyan Chapel, opened by Wesley in 1779, ex-D.H. Langton, History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; drawing by G.H. Rowbotham from print of Shaw Hall, Flixton, ex-DH. Langton, History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; woman in Victorian dress at Irlam Road/Flixton Road junction, ex-D.H. Langton’s History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; The Nelson, Urmston, ex-D.H. Langton’s History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; Urmston village, ex-D.H. Langton’s History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; cottage in Flixton Road, ex-D.H. Langton’s History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; De Brook Farm, ex-D.H. Langton’s History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; thatched cottage in Jack Lane, Urmston, ex-D.H. Langton’s History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; cottage in which Dr. Moffat lived, ex-Rev. Alan Spencer’s History of Methodism in Davyhulme, 1898; cottage in Ciss Lane, Urmston, ex-D.H. Langton’s History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; cottage in Moorside Road, ex-D.H. Langton’s History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; Davyhulme Hall from the north, ex-D.H. Langton’s History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme, 1898; Mr John Wood’s house, ex-Rev. Allan Spencer’s History of Methodism in Davyhulme, 1898; man standing at gate of Mr John Bent’s house, Moorside Road, where Wesley Sunday School was founded, ex- Rev Allan Spencer’s History of Methodism in Davyhulme, 1898; Boat House Inn, Flixton?; St Clement’s Church, Urmston, pre-1898, conMaroon Album 3:Stickings Lock, ex-Corbridge, viewed looking downriver, mid-1890; unidentified view of locks, [n.d.]; bridge over river (Hulmes Ferry?), with railway line alongside, 20.1.1890; Hulmes Ferry, looking downriver, ex-James Ashton, 20.1.1890; Hulmes lock, looking upriver, ex-Corbridge; unidentified view of river, industrial buildings alongside, with cranes, and boats; working crane in industrial area, unidentified, [n.d.]; riverside(?) path under bridge; members of the Cleansing Committee on visit to (Chat Moss?)[n.d.]; Calamanco Lock, looking downriver, sailing boat and lockside cottage, ex-Corbridge, [n.d.]; Calamanco Lock, with lady and gentleman in Victorian dress, ex-B.L., ex-Killon; Calamanco Lock, ex-B.L., ex-Killon; Calamanco Lock, [n.d.], ex-B.L., ex-Killon; Calamanco Lockhouse, ex-Corbridge; lock, unidentified, possibly Boathouse Inn, Irlam, [n.d.]; Boathouse Inn? with couple on bank; Boathouse Inn, Irlam; Boathouse, Irlam; “Bit of the old river, Irlam”; The Old River, Irlam; The Old River, looking from Irlam Hall; Irlam Hall from the old river bank; Irlam Hall in the snow, 16 January 1912; Irlam Hall, ex-Irlam local history society; “Waiting for a bite”: men fishing t Contractors’ Bridge, Fairhills Road, Irlam, c.1890; railway bridge over unidentified river, ex-B.L., [n.d.]; view of river, unidentified, [n.d.]; entitled ‘site’ for Partington Steelworks, with Liverpool-Manchester Railway in background, and high-level bridge far-right; ‘Primrose Hill, Irlam’, with 2 men walking on field path; working barge alongside bridge, with another bridge in background; MSC Gantry to Carrington Moss refuse tip, young lady in background; unidentified buildings with tall chimney, [n.d.]; unidentified house beside wide, unmade road; locomotive and wagons on single-track railway; couple on riverbank, large bridge in background; man seated beside partially-constructed bridge, May 1891; row of terraced houses: Spite row, Hayes Road, Cadishead, [n.d.]; Spite row, Hayes Road, Cadishead, with sketched road map on reverse; Hayes Hall, Cadishead, with sketched road map on reverse; Mersey View Farm, Hayes Road, Cadishead, with sketched map on reverse; Mersey View Farm’s barn, with sketched map on reverse; farm buildings on Hayes Road, with farmer, horse and cart; view along lane of Partington Village, boy standing outside a cottage, [n.d.]; family standing outside a terraced house, four young children, with a female neighbour looking on, “Gran’s Cottage”, Partington, showing lane, [n.d.]; same view but close up, [n.d.]; view from gate of large house, “Mrs Faulkner’s”, Lock Lane, Partington, [n.d.]; man appearing to pull along a young boy on a toy horse*, top of Lock Lane, on the left, Partington, with Bluebell Wood to the rear, just before the paper mill, [n.d.]; photo of photo of a view along a lane, with terraced cottages to the left and open fields to the right, unknown location, [n.d.]; “the little cottage just appearing on the far right was the first married home of William and Vanda Burgess. The photo was taken pre-1890, i.e. before the River Mersey was altered to become the Manchester Ship Canal”; ex-Corbridge, Millbank Paper mills, viewed looking up river from Cadishead bank, c1880; ex-Corbridge, Millbank Paper mills, viewed looking up river from Cadishead bank, workers in the foreground, mid 1890; ex-Corbridge, Millbank Paper mills, viewed looking down river from Cadishead bank, November 1891; Owlets Nest Lock and Millbank House, Partington, ex Albert Owen, [n.d.]; wider view of previous photo showing the paper mill, Partington, ex Albert Owen, [n.d.]; worker and suited man standing in the yard of the paper mill, viewed looking towards Lock Lane, Partington, ex Albert Owen, [n.d.]; same view but slightly closer-up, ex Albert Owen, [n.d.]; man guiding a horse and cart in the yard of the paper mill, Partington, viewed looking towards Warburton, ex Albert Owen, [n.d.]; same view as previous photo but slightly further away, ex Albert Owen[Box 5 of 5]Black “Colour Prints” wallet – this contains many copies of photos found in box 4:Millbank Hall, Lock Lane, Partington, home of the Hargreaves family who objected to the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal and moved when it was built, [n.d.]; original Warburton Bridge, looking towards Warburton with toll house on the left, [n.d.]; Mrs Faulkner’s house, Lock Lane, Partington, ex Albert Owen, [n.d.]; the original Warburton Bridge with view across to the toll house, [n.d.]; the original Warburton Bridge with views towards Carrington, [n.d.]; the original Warburton Bridge looking towards Warburton with a new high level ramp being formed on the left, [n.d.]; construction of the new Warburton Bridge, [n.d.] (copy 1987); workers on Warburton High Level Bridge, [n.d.]; The Boathouse, a little known pub at Hollins Green on the banks of the Mersey (not the Ship Canal) just before Warburton Bridge, before the Mersey became MSC, [n.d.]; the waterfall at Mill Lane, Partington, [n.d.]; the paper mill at Partington on the banks of the River Mersey, [n.d.]; the Lock Cottage and Owletts Nest, Partington, [n.d.]; 2 photos of workers on the bank opposite the paper mill at Partington, ex Corbridge, ex MSC, June1890; a later photo of the paper mill at Partington showing changes to the plant, [n.d.]; 3 copies of a photo of a woman walking along a lane with a row of terraced cottages to the left and open fields to the right; 2 copies of a photo of a ship and tug on the Ship Canal at Partington with the new high level bridge in the background, [n.d.]; 5 copies of a photo of a man and woman on the river bank with a bridge behind them, unknown location, [n.d.]; Canal Cottage, after the paper mill, the first married home of Vanda Burgess, [n.d.]; members of the public on the bank looking at a ship and tug under the high level bridge on Manchester Ship Canal, Partington, [n.d.]; very faded photo of a young family and their neighbour outside their cottages in Partington, [n.d.]; the paper mill at Partington on the River Mersey, [n.d.]; map showing the location of the rivers Irwell, Mersey, the Ship Canal and the railway in the area of Flixton, Irlam, Carrington and Partington, [n.d.]; map showing the location of the River Mersey, the Ship Canal and the railway in the area of Irlam, Cadishead and Partington, [n.d.]; 3 copies of a map showing the location of the rivers Irwell, Mersey, the Ship Canal and the railway in the area of Partington, Cadishead, Warburton and Glazebrook, [n.d.]; postcard of Partington Vicarage; man and woman standing in the porch of an inn, unknown location, [n.d.]; 2 copies of photo of “drinks man” holding a barrel and a mug, appears to be on a building site, [n.d.]; buildings in the vicinity of Stickings Lock, c1890; view of a dry lock showing huge gates, unknown location, [n.d.]; 2 copies of a photo of a construction site (a lock?) showing side supports and what appears to be the entrance to an underground area, [n.d.]; extract from Port of Manchester plan of the Manchester Ship Canal from Eastham to Manchester, [n.d.]; plan of MSC from Eastham Locks in the west to Runcorn in the east, [n.d.]; plan of MSC from Warburton in the west to Manchester in the east, [n.d.];Large Black ‘Colour Prints’ walletRiver Gowy Syphons to carry the river under then canal at western end under construction (2 copies), Stanway Island, 1890s (see Owen David, The Manchester Ship Canal, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1983,p.87); Construction workers’ ‘navvy’ village (2 copies), unidentified location, 1890s; Large tiered construction (2 copies), unidentified location, [n.d.]; Sailing barge on ship canal alongside River Mersey with Runcorn/Widnes Railway Bridge in background (2 copies), Runcorn, [n.d.]; Construction of Ship Canal alongside River Mersey beneath Runcorn/Widnes railway bridge,(2 copies) Runcorn, [n.d.]; Construction work beneath Runcorn Railway Bridge (2 copies), Runcorn, 1890s; Shoring beneath pillar of Runcorn Railway Bridge (2 copies), Runcorn, 1890s; Construction work on Manchester Ship Canal in Mersey (2 copies), Runcorn? 1890s; Unidentified lock on Manchester Ship canal (2 copies), unidentified location, [n.d.]; Swing Bridge, possibly Knutsford Road (2 copies), Warrington, [n.d.]; Moor Lane Swing Bridge over ship canal under construction (3 copies), unidentified, 1890s; Latchford? Bridge over Ship canal during construction phase, (2 copies) Latchford, Warrington, [n.d.]; Engineer working on top of an iron bridge,(2 copies) unknown location, [n.d.]; Barge alongside quay,(2 copies) unidentified location, [n.d.]; Construction railways,(2 copies) unidentified location, 1890s; Lock construction? (2 copies) Unidentified location, [n.d.]; Excavation/foundation for Barton Lock Sluices, Barton Lock,17 Aug 1890; In[n.d.] cranes after 1890 flood, vicinity of Stickings Lock, 25 Nov 1890; The ‘ladies’ on Sunday, unidentified location, [n.d.]; Ships on Manchester Ship Canal, Eastham, [n.d.]; Emptying the River Irwell, Stickings Lock, 20 Jan 1890; French Navvy(2 copies) unidentified location, 1890s; A pile of wagons, the result of flooding, between Mode Wheel and Latchford, November 1891; Photograph of right hand side of print of South West Prospect of Manchester (2 copies), Manchester, [n.d.]; Photograph of left hand side of print of South West Prospect of Manchester (2 copies), Manchester, [n.d.]; De Trafford Moat House, Henshaw’s Deaf and Dumb School, Old Trafford, c. 1937 (See Trafford Lifetimes TL 1202 for better copy); Barton Old Lock, looking up river, Barton upon Irwell, 11 Sep 1889; Mode Wheel Lock Base, Barton Lock, Barton upon Irwell, 1890s; Sixty Five foot gates, Barton Lock, Barton upon Irwell, 1890s; Railway Viaduct, Cadishead, 1890s; Latchford Viaduct, Warrington with tug passing underneath (3 copies), [n.d.]; Latchford Cutting and Viaduct, Warrington (3 copies), 1890s; Dead load testing, Latchford Viaduct,(3 copies) 1890s; Lock Excavation, Latchford Locks, Warrington, 1890s; Excavating Latchford Locks, Warrington, 1890s; Latchford Cantilever Bridge, Warrington, [n.d.]; Eastham Lock under construction, Eastham, Wirral, 1890s; Map of Ship Canal, Manchester to Partington, [n.d.]; map of Ship canal, Warrington to Widnes, [n.d.]; map of Ship Canal, Runcorn to Eastham locks, [n.d.]; map of Mersey and Irwell Navigation, [n.d.]; Map of Ship Canal Irlam area, [n.d.]; map of Ship canal, around Irlam, [n.d.]; Constructions worker with beer barrel and cup, unidentified location, 1890s; Two Navvies with wheelbarrows (2 copies), unidentified location, 1890; Tug towing three barges on ship canal (2 copies), unidentified location, [n.d.]; Construction work next to a steam crane with railway trucks on embankment above and in canal bottom below (2 copies), unidentified location, 1890s; Ships awaiting entry to lock (2 copies) unidentified location; [n.d.]; Lock gates in dry lock, unidentified location, [n.d.]; Lock under construction, 3 copies, unidentified location, 1890s; Two navvies at work (2 copies), unidentified location, 1890s; Collection of trains stress testing the load, Irlam and Cadishead viaduct; [n.d.]; Excavator on canal bank, unknown location, 1890s; Wagon at excavation site, unidentified location, 1890s:Boots’ wallet:Unidentified locks, with 2 boats moored, and 1 enlarged copy; view along Brindley’s Aqueduct, printed in reverse, ex-Stretford Library; Bassoon and Fiddle Inn at Bromyhurst, demolished 1880 (3 copies), ex-Urmston Library; close-up of Brindley’s Aqueduct, ex-Stretford Library; 2 copies Throstle’s Nest 1825 by John Ralston, ex-Stretford Library; Barton Old Hall; Eccles Old Vicarage, Church Street, demolished 1870, site of Mr Huskisson’s death after accident at opening of Manchester and Liverpool Railway 1830 (2 copies); The Old Boathouse Inn, 1790 (2 copies); St Catherine’s Church, Barton; Barton Old Hall; Barton Bridge and aqueduct, view taken from aeroplane; rear view of unidentified buildings (homes?) 2 copies; 4 copies large stone bridge (aqueduct?) over river, unnamed; landscape view, with river in foreground and Trafford Hall on left bank, from slide in Stretford Library; Trafford Hall 1937, ex-Stretford Library; Brindley’s aqueduct with sailing boat over river with rowing boat, from Aitken’s History of Manchester, 1795; drawing of Brindley’s aqueduct with sailing boat over river, [n.d.]; Brindley’s aqueduct, ex-Urmston Library; 3-arched bridge over river, with railway track; bridge over river with church in background,2 copies from Urmston market; portrait of 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, (canal duke) by Francis Egerton, ex-BL; Trafford Hall 1894, ex-Stretford Library; Henshaw’s Institute for the Blind, ex-Stretford Library; Barton Bridge and Aqueduct, 19.9.1937; Chapel Place, Barton, 19.9.1937; Trafford Hall south view, 1830, Georgian wing, by Mrs Pettiward, ex-Stretford Library; Trafford Hall, ex-Stretford Library; large weir, unidentified; view of 2 bridges over river, church on right; unidentified canal or river, buildings in background; 2 bridges over river, unidentified, [n.d.].Reprints of 1st edition of 1-inch Ordnance Survey maps: Buxton and Stockport; Bolton and Blackburn; Huddersfield and Manchester, and Northwich and Warrington.Photo of woman walking on tree-lined path, unidentified, [n.d.]; loose photo of adults and children in front of houses, Victorian/Edwardian clothing‘Supasnaps’ folder of duplicate pictures of Flixton local history & Urmston baths, 1927-1987: assorted prints of stages of demolition of buildings; 2 prints of interior of Urmston baths; 2 landscapes; 3 pictures of blocks of flats; view of Curzon cinema.5-page article about Millbank Paper Mill, based on work by E.M. (Ted) Hughes.Man and woman beside Calamanco Lock, Irwell Navigation, ex-B.L., ex-Killon (5 copies); Irlam ferry; Hulmes Bridge/Hulmes Lock, Flixton (later site of free ferry); St Catherine’s Church, Barton; Carrington Bridge, Flixton (2 copies); Flixton ferry; view of river with bridge in distance; Irlam high-level bridge, Manchester Ship Canal, from local paper feature (Cadishead, Irlam, Eccles), April-May 1992; unidentified bridge over river; Calamanco Lock, ex-B.L., ex-Killon (4 copies); unidentified building (power station?) by river; drawing by ‘(S?)Mitchell’ of Moorside Road old Methodist Chapel and farm cottage, dated 1666; Stickings Lockhouse, c.1890/92, demolished 1920; 3 views of Stickings Lock demolition work; emptying River Irwell, near Stickings Lock; Calamanco Lockhouse (new); Calamanco Lock, Flixton; Stickens/Sticking’s bridge, across new “cut”, February 1890; Stickens Lock, Barton, 11.9.1889, from plate in James Ashton Collection; Hulmes/Holmes Bridge Lock, 20.1.1890, from plate in James Ashton Collection; Stickens (Barton) Old Lock, 21.5.1889, from plate in James Ashton Collection; Barton Locks M.S.C., 17.8.1890, from plate in James Ashton Collection; Barton Lock, 11.9.1889, from plate in James Ashton Collection; emptying the River Irwell near Barton/Stickens, 20.1.1890, from plate in James Ashton Collection; flooding of workings, Stickens/Baton, 25.11.1890, from plate in James Ashton Collection; Manchester Ship Canal new Barton Locks & Sluices, 14.4.1893, from plate in James Ashton Collection; 2 unidentified bridges over river; unidentified locks.Blue album:Entrance to the docks at Ellesmere Port, September 1891; embankment with gantry, Ellesmere Port, ex BL by Birtles Warrington, [n.d.]; the Saturday Mail at Ellesmere Port, many postmen and postbags in open carriages of a train, ex Port of Manchester Review 1971 edition, photo [n.d.]; “Men of Sail” – a number of men standing on a large sailing ship, possibly at Ellesmere Port, ex Port of Manchester Review 1972, photo [n.d.]; the River Gowy syphon, 2 tunnel bores, photo [n.d.]; River Gowy syphons, taking the river under the Manchester Ship Canal to discharge into the Mersey, (purpose-made 12ft diameter pipe would have taken too long to manufacture and also would have been very expensive -these pipes were already being manufactured and were subsequently used), [n.d.]; working on the cutting at Ince, ex BL by Birtles Warrington, [n.d.]; close-up of work at the Ince Cutting, [n.d.]; Ince Cutting, [n.d.]; a landslip at Ince, ex BL by Birtles Warrington, 24 April 1891; sailing ships loading/unloading timber and a tug at Saltport, below Runcorn, [n.d.]; timber ships at Saltport (sail and steam), [n.d.]; Saltport, with views of sailing ships and paddle(?) steamer, [n.d.]; construction of the Weaver sluices, ex BL Birtles Warrington, [n.d.]; construction work showing huge slabs of stone at Weston Marsh Locks entrance, ex BL by Birtles Warrington, 17 July 1890; wreck of the Bridgewater Locks with abandoned train wagon and damaged track, ex BL by Birtles Warrington, [n.d.]; a man standing on the Bridgewater Lock entrance from the Mersey, Runcorn August 1893; aerial view of “No Man’s Land” showing a railway track on the right, with wagons, and 2 barges, [n.d.]; the MSC at Weston Point with a church on the left, ex Port of Manchester Review 1971, photo [n.d.]; 2 sailing ships and a tug at Weston Point, Runcorn, ex Port of Manchester Review 1975, photo [n.d.]; construction work around and under the Runcorn Railway Bridge, August 1893; underpinning Runcorn Railway Bridge, photo [n.d.]; construction work under Runcorn Railway Bridge, ex BL by Killan, [n.d.]; closer view of Runcorn Railway Bridge, [n.d.]; construction work at sharp curve near Runcorn Bridge, [n.d.]; the canal at Runcorn, before the Transporter (Bridge), with a steamboat to the left and the bridge in the background, [n.d.]; photo taken from a magazine/newspaper of construction of the Runcorn Transporter Bridge which opened in 1905 and closed on , 21 July 1961, ex Port of Manchester Review 1978, photo [n.d.]; aerial view of transporter bridge with railway bridge to the left, ex Port of Manchester Review 1975, photo [n.d.]; superstructure of the Runcorn Transporter Bridge, ex Port of Manchester Review 1978, photo [n.d.]; horses and carriages and crowd of people on the carriage used on the Runcorn Transporter Bridge, ex Port of Manchester Review 1978, photo [n.d.]; Runcorn Transporter Bridge showing carriage suspended below, [n.d.]; the new road bridge under construction at Runcorn with railway bridge and transporter in the background, [n.d.]; the new road bridge under construction at Runcorn, [n.d.]; the new road bridge under construction at Runcorn, with a Manchester Liner being pulled along by a tug, another tug to the left of the photo, [n.d.]; the new road bridge under construction at Runcorn with the transporter in the background, [n.d.]; construction of the arch of the new road bridge at Runcorn nearing completion, [n.d.]; Cofferdam for concrete wall showing cranes and many factories in the background, Runcorn, February 1891; a floating gangway across the Manchester Ship Canal for use by workmen at the Runcorn Chemical Works during repairs to the Old Quay Swing Bridge, ex Port of Manchester Review 1975, photo [n.d.]; the Old Quay Docks at Runcorn , with a sailing ship and the railway bridge in the background, [n.d.]; Randalls Sluices, ex BL by Birtles Warrington, [n.d.]; Norton Sluices, canal face, March 1890; cutting for a pipeline for Liverpool Waterworks, Norton Sluices, M“Mersey and Irwell Navigation to Manchester Ship Canal 1720 to 1887” by Alfred Hayman – published by the Federation of Bridgewater Cruising Clubs in 1981. One photograph – of the Howler Weir on the River Mersey at Warrington, [n.d.]. Another photo, of the canal, is untitled. Otherwise this is a detailed narrative with accounts and maps.Enlarged photo of woman walking down Lock Lane, Partington (see box 4); 9 scaled plans [Burgess Residence and garden?]; laminated map of Mullbank area, Partington, with details of residents 1880-1960 on reverse side; 8 laminated maps of Partington area; map of “Mersey & Irwell Regattas” course The River Irwell by J. Corbett, p.1907.
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