The Great Wall of Todmorden

The great wall of Todmorden was built as a supporting wall alongside the Rochdale Canal. The wall starts it's rise near to Lock number 19 Todmorden or Library Lock before curving away towards Dobroyd Bridge number 30.

The canal was first to be completed in 1804 and faced little competition until the arrival of the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1841. As the railways grew and began to transport more goods, stations were looking at expansion and Todmorden Station looked to enlarge the goods facilities it had. In 1881 the wall was completed having used over 4 million bricks and the new goods yard stood on the land above the retaining wall. The goods facilities were withdrawn on the 1960's and the land is now covered by wooded footpath.

The images below were updated and added to Clickasnap on the 15 July 2023. They were originally taken on the 27th August 2018 with a Nikon d3300. Clicking any image will open a link in another window to the un-watermarked, higher resolution version on Clickasnap.

The wall viewed from Dobroyd Bridge.

Dobroyd Bridge.

Todmorden Lock.

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