189 Saturday 23rd September 2023 Castlefield Viaduct

 Simon  chose  another  photography exhibition  for  our  first  trip  in  three  weeks  due  to  my  recovery  from  eye  surgery. I  can't  honsetly  remember  who  the  photographer  was  but  at  least  the  venue  was  interesting.

We  caught  the  train  to  Deansgate ( not a  station  we  use  much ).



We  walked  along  the  Rochdale  Canal  towpath  to  Castlefield, passing a  barge  navigating  the  first  lock, the  first  time  I've  seen  a  barge  on  this  section.


 I  pointed  out  the  re-created  roman  fort  to  Simon


The  entrance  to  the  Castlefield  viduct  took  a  bit  of  finding  but  eventually  we  found  it, up  a  steep  iron  staircase. The  girls  at  the  top  were  very  welcoming.


The  exhibition  was  at  the  other  end  of  the  viaduct  so  we  took  our  time  exploring  the  garden.


As  before, the  actual  photography  was  underwhelming.


Beyond  the  exhibition  was  the  as-yet-undeveloped part  of  the  viaduct 


We  walked  back  through  the  garden.


I  persuaded  Simon  that  we  should  do the small  trail  round  the  Castlefield  basin  before lunch. We   had  a  closer  view  of  the  fort.


 

I  pointed  out  Liverpool  Road  station  to  Simon


We  turned  into  the  canal  basin.


We  admired  the  confusion  of  bridges.


We  also  noted  the  re-purposing  of  the  warehouses.


It  brought  us  back  to  the  start  of  the  Rochdale Canal.


We  went  to  Pizza Hut  for  lunch   then  visited  HMV before  returning  home.


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