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Bow Back Rivers - Prescott Lock Site

Thursday 8 March, 2007

Bow Back Rivers © 2007, Peter Marshall

The Prescott Channel leaves the Three Mills Wall River at the north end of Three Mills Green. The path here is Short Wall.
Bow Back Rivers © 2007, Peter Marshall
The factories in Sugar House Lane back on to the river here. This was built in the 1880s.

  Bow Back Rivers © 2007, Peter Marshall      
     
 
Bow Back Rivers © 2007, Peter Marshall
The tide was low, showing parts of the river bed. Even with the increased water level, some dredging will probably be needed.
  Bow Back Rivers © 2007, Peter Marshall
James Dane established Dane & Co. making new, letterpress and lithographic inks from rented works in Sugar House Lane in East London in 1853. Recently much production has moved to Stalybridge. 
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Bow Back Rivers © 2007, Peter Marshall
View from Short Wall showing the moorings in Three Mills Wall River and new warehousing at the south end of Sugar House Lane.
Bow Back Rivers © 2007, Peter Marshall
 
Bow Back Rivers © 2007, Peter Marshall
The private Bridge leading from the end of Sugar House Lane to the Three Mills Studios.
Bow Back Rivers © 2007, Peter Marshall
Clearing out the pool above Three Mills. At left the short remaining length of the Three Mills Back River that used to run to join the City Mill River just north of the High Street, now just to a weir from the navigation.
Bow Back Rivers © 2007, Peter Marshall
The Three Mills Wall River comes into the pool from the right and the mills are ourt of frame to the left.
  

   

 

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