Grwy sky portrait, to Salford Branch and Great Northern Viaducts, barges moored Castlefield Canal Basin arm, Manchester, UK

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The Canal Basin at Castlefield, Manchester, is crossed by four large railway viaducts. Here we see a brick arch of the 1848-49 Salford Branch Viaduct, the most northerly viaduct and still sued by main line trains. Behind it rises the grey tubular steel 1894 Great Northern Viaduct, now disused. The Castlefield Arena, a site for occasional gigs and festivals, stands left mid-distance, part of the Castlefield Heritage Park's turning of an old industrial canal basin into a modern tourist attraction. Many of the canal boats moored in the basin are houseboats.

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Size: 3648px × 5472px
Location: Castlefield Canal Basin towards Salford Branch Viaduct, Manchester, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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