One of the Factories who used King Coal

On the way back towards Manchester a Factory by the Bridgewater Canal with a large chimney built to burn coal from the mines

Worsley Village Green and Monument.

This Monument was erected by the 3rd Earl of Ellesmere in memory of

the Duke of Bridgewater in 1905.

This Worsley Village Green a beatifull place to live.

The Coal Mine Entrance and Exit.

This is the Entrance to the Mine Complex. It is said that there were over 46 miles of tunnels and canals. The barges were special low bodied to go underground. The mines started in 1761. The manual labour involved for both mine and canal is mind boggling. The coal was the start of the Industrial Revolution in the North

Worsley Court House

The Court House was built in 1849 for the 1st Earl of Ellesmere by the Duke of Bridgewater as a Court Leet. Ended up as a Magistrate Court. The clock was set to strike 13 at one oclock (lunch time) to keep the workers working.

The Worsley Boat House

This is the Worsley Boat House it was specially built for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1851. She got off the Royal Train at Patricroft Station got on a barge stopped off at the boat house. Had cup of tea and a pee and was off back to the train with in the hour.

A Wrought Iron Bridge for Pedestrians over the Canal

As we approach the Boat House the canal water is getting deeper in colour due to the iron oxide in the water. We are only 1/2 mile from the mine entrance at Worsley.

Journey up the Bridgewater Canal.

We Continue up the Bridgewater canal towards the coal mine entrance on the way I came across this Lighthouse and Pleasure Barges. A house with a Difference I thought. Notice the Colour of the Water. Like Tea. This is because of the Iron Oxide's that have leached from the mines.