Castlefield Canal and Victorian Viaduct, Manchester

1 October 2019 · Manchester

The Bridgewater Canal cuts through Castlefield with the kind of unhurried certainty that pre-dates the railway above it by decades. Victorian brickwork lines both banks — the arched viaduct carrying trains overhead, the warehouse beside the towpath now carrying exhibition banners. A narrowboat sits moored on the right; the canal surface holds a broken reflection of the overcast sky. Industrial heritage and working waterway, still running in parallel.