Eccles, Manchester, canals and revolution.

A brief history of the Eccles area, re the industrial revolution.

• the famous barton bridges
• the manchester ship canal
• the bridgewater canal
• nasmythe steam hammer
• mitchell and shackleton
• gardners diesel engines
• friedrich engels
• barton airport
• worsley

gallerys, text files and links

1. the barton bridges
2. the bridgewater canal at Worsley
3. the bridgewater canal ditto
4. the nasmythe steam hammer
5. the underground canal at Worlsey
6. irlam locks
7. the original aquaduct
8. the duke and brindley
9. odds and ends
10. thumbnails
11. some history of the area and the canals
12. links