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Peak ForestCanal.

Rochdale

Canal.

The lime works within the Peak Forest, and the variouslime and coal works in the vicinity of this canal, will be ma-terially benefited by this water communication, with the ma-nufacturing and populous towns of Manchester, Alhton,Stockport, &c.

ROCHDALE CANAL.

Description of a Canal from Halifax in Yorkfiire , to Man-chester in Lancafiire, commonly called the Rochdale Canal.John Rennie, Engineer. 34 Geo. III. Clu 78.

THIS canal joins the river Calder navigation at SowerbyBridge Wharf, just without the town of Halifax, and pursuesa westerly course along side the river to Hebden Bridge, andthence to Todmarden; after which, its course is to the south,and passes a tunnel near one mile and three quarters long,after which it passes Littleborough, Rochdale on the southside, Middleton, Failsworth, and through the town of Man-chester to the Castle Field, where it joins the Duke of Bridg-water’s canal; there is a short branch of less than half a mileto Rochdale ; and another branch of rather more than half amile from Failsworth to Hollinwood Chapel.

The length of this canal is thirty-one miles and a half, withsix hundred and thirteen feet lockage ; which is more particu-larly as follows: viz. from the junction with the Calder na-vigation near Halifax to Hebden Bridge, is five miles anda half, with seventy-five feet rise ; from thence to Todmardenis four miles, with ninety-six feet rife; from thence to Travis— 4 Mill,