Ancoats to Clayton (2) - Virtual canal trip along the Ashton Canal

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Lock 6
Lock 6, looking west, with Forge Lane Bridge. This lock was known as Harry Garner's Lock.
Lock 7
Lock 7, Park Lock, with Alan Turing Way crossing behind.
Lock 7
The 1865 lock-keeper's house at Lock 7.
Lock 7
Lock 7. The lock was named Park Lock after the nearby Philips Park, the world's first Municipal Park.
above Lock 7
New canalside housing above Lock 7.
near Asda Walmart store
Looking west from the moorings that serve the Asda Walmart store that is on the south side of the canal.
From Ashton New Road, Clayton
Looking west from Ashton New Road, Clayton with the Manchester Velodrome, a cycling stadium, on the right and the Asda Walmart store on the left.
Lock 8, Clayton flight
Looking east at Lock 8, Clayton Lock, the first of the Clayton flight of locks.
Lock 8, Clayton flight
Lock 8, Clayton.
Lock 9, Clayton flight
Lock 9, Clayton, with Clayton Lane crossing on Six Acre Bridge.

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