Radcliffe, The Great Trespass Case 1904-1906

Taken 25-Oct-12

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HRS 2805 MBBC Elton res boat club

Yachts now use what was once the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal reservoir at Elton Bury. The reservoir was subject in The Great Trespass Case of 1904 when the embankment was blocked by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The embankment is to the left of the farm buildings on the skyline.

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