Ringley Canal Bridge
Ringley Road, Bolton M26 1FW, United Kingdom

Ringley Canal Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal (Main Line) between
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction (6 miles and 6¼ furlongs
and 5 locks
to the southeast) and
Prestolee Junction (Junction of Bury Branch with Main Line) (1 mile and 1¾ furlongs
and 8 locks
to the northwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction is The Horse Shoe Inn;
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Prestolee Junction is Ringley Road Bridge;
¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Rhodes Lock No 7 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Kilcoby Bridge | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Giant's Seat Lock No 8 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Giant's Seat Lock No 9 | 5½ furlongs | |
| The Horse Shoe Inn | ¼ furlongs | |
| Ringley Canal Bridge | ||
| Ringley Road Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Ringley Lock No 10 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Ringley Lock No 11 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Appleyard Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Silver Hill Bridge | 7¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at The Horse Shoe Inn
- Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society — associated with Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal
- Website
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin — 7 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms — 7 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms
Stretford Marina — 10 miles and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Watch House Cruising Club — 11 miles, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Watch House Cruising Club
Worsley Visitor Moorings — 14 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Worsley Visitor Moorings
Bridgewater Marina — 15 miles, 6 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Marina
Ye Olde Number 3 Transit Moorings — 17 miles, 7½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Ye Olde Number 3 Transit Moorings
New Islington Marina — 9 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to New Islington Marina Entrance, then on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) to Cotton Field Wharf Marina, then on the Rochdale Canal (New Islington Marina Arm) to New Islington Marina
Fairfield Junction — 12 miles, 4½ furlongs and 34 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield JunctionNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction
Watch House Cruising Club — 11 miles, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Watch House Cruising Club
Oughtrington Wharf — 19 miles, 5½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Oughtrington Wharf
Fairfield Junction — 12 miles, 4½ furlongs and 34 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield JunctionNearest place to turn
In the direction of Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction
Salford Tunnel Basin — 6 miles, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction
Middlewood Basin No 2 — 6 miles, 5 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction
Middlewood Basin No 1 — 6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction
Pomona Lock Branch Junction — 7 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction
Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction — 7 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction
Hulme Hall Road Winding Hole — 7 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Hulme Hall Road Winding Hole
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin — 7 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms — 7 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms
Castlefield Junction — 7 miles, 4½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction
Grocer's Wharf — 7 miles, 5½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Grocer's Wharf
Stretford - Waters Meeting — 9 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford Marina — 10 miles and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Edge Lane Winding Hole — 10 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Edge Lane Winding Hole
Trafford Park Winding Hole — 11 miles, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Trafford Park Winding Hole
Patricroft Basin and Warehouse — 12 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Patricroft Basin and Warehouse
Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole — 12 miles, 4 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole
Monton Turn — 13 miles, 2 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Monton Turn
Winding Hole (east of Worsley) — 14 miles and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Winding Hole (east of Worsley)
Worsley Delph — 14 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Worsley Delph
Seamon's Moss Winding Hole — 15 miles, 5 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Seamon's Moss Winding HoleNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction
New Islington Marina — 9 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to New Islington Marina Entrance, then on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) to Cotton Field Wharf Marina, then on the Rochdale Canal (New Islington Marina Arm) to New Islington MarinaNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction
Stretford Marina — 10 miles and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Bridgewater Marina — 15 miles, 6 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Marina
Oughtrington Wharf — 19 miles, 5½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to Woden Street Footbridge, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Dock No 4, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Pomona Lock Branch) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Oughtrington Wharf
Portland Basin Arm — 15 miles, 1 furlong and 34 locks away
Travel to Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) to River Irwell - Hulme Locks Branch Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Hulme Locks Branch) to Hulme Locks Branch - Bridgewater Canal Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Portland Basin ArmNo information
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There is no page on Wikipedia called “Ringley Canal Bridge”
Wikipedia pages that might relate to Ringley Canal Bridge
[Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal]
The canal is in water from the bottom of the lock flight through to Ringley Locks. Ringley Bridge is infilled, as is the canal through Ringley Village
[Stoneclough]
villages including Ringley Old Bridge, the village stocks, Kearsley Mill, St Saviour's Church and clock tower and the large stone railway bridge on the Manchester
[Listed buildings in Kearsley]
England, "Ringley Old Bridge, Kearsley (1356800)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 June 2017 Historic England, "Ringley Old Bridge, Kearsley
[Prestolee]
of villages between Bolton and Kearsley, which includes Stoneclough and Ringley. Historically part of Lancashire, during the Middle Ages, Prestolee was
[River Irwell]
dilapidated sewage plants and two paper mills were now being treated at the Ringley Fold Works [but] there has been little reduction in pollution from the
[Little Lever]
Lever attended Ringley Chapel. At a meeting at Ringley on 12 July 1649, it was agreed that parishioners who wished to join the Ringley congregation should
[Prestolee Aqueduct]
Canal across the River Irwell. It is now preserved as a Grade II listed building. The aqueduct is one of two remaining major structures on the canal,
[List of collieries in Lancashire since 1854]
Outwood Outwood No 4, Outwood Radcliffe Bridge Ringley, Outwood - shown disused 1908 Stand Lane Whitaker Bridge Withins Lane Wolstenholdfold Astley Green
[Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway]
Railway, in Clifton. It ran northeast through Molyneux Brow, Ringley Road, Radcliffe Bridge, Withins, and into Bury Bolton Street. Construction was completed
[Bolton]
Doffcocker. Some of these pits were close to the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal providing the owners with markets in Bolton and Manchester. Coal mining
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Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal - WikipediaThe Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is a disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built ..... Ringley Bridge is infilled, as is the canal through Ringley Village and Giants Seat Locks. Kilcoby Bridge is missing and from there the canal is ...
Kearsley power station seen from the canal bridge at Ringley, with the Horseshoe and Lord Nelson hotels at either end of the ancient pack horse bridge over the ...
Bridge 51 and Meccano Bridge ... Ringley Canal Bridge/. Ringley Road ... This is a route-map template for the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal, a UK waterway.
Kearsley power station seen from the canal bridge at Ringley, with the Horseshoe and Lord Nelson hotels at either end of the ancient pack horse bridge over the ...
Ringley is situated in the Irwell valley, about 6 miles NW of Manchester. ... Prestolee Road also allows access to the village via a small canal bridge but the road ...
Between Giants Seat locks and Ringley Bridge two locks had been erected, with a small section of canal to be broadened before becoming navigable.
Aug 23, 2017 ... RINGLEY, a chapelry, chiefly in the parish of Prestwich, partly in the union of ... The river Irwell, the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury canal, a road ...
The canal here is heavily overgrown. The towpath can be seen on the right. Prestolee A short stretch of canal below Appleyard Bridge is not overgrown.
The left picture, taken in 1905, shows a full Lock 1 with Bloody Bridge and ... Ringley Locks photo ... It carries the unadopted Prestolee Road across the canal.




















![Sign on Ringley Bridge. Sign at the eastern end of [[[6749491]]]. by David Dixon – 29 January 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/74/95/6749509_13e284bb_120x120.jpg)


![Lest We Forget. The British Legion standard flying over the poppy memorial on Ringley Old Bridge ([[[7012784]]]). by David Dixon – 07 November 2021](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/01/27/7012790_5b141e93_120x120.jpg)

![Ringley Old Bridge. Ringley Old Bridge is an ancient stone bridge which crosses the River Irwell, linking Ringley with Stoneclough. It has two large semi-circular arches and a third smaller arch on the west bank, for the towpath. Triangular cutwaters between main arches are carried up to form refuges in the plain parapet. Now used only as a footbridge over the Irwell, Ringley Bridge was once an important crossing point on the packhorse route from Bolton.The bridge was built in 1677 to replace an earlier, wooden bridge which had been swept away by a flood in 1673. It is a Grade II* listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1356800 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1356800 ) and is scheduled as an ancient monument (List Entry Number: 1001957 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001957 - see [[[6749509]]]). by David Dixon – 05 February 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/74/94/6749491_41bb925c_120x120.jpg)

![Poppy Cascade, Ringley Old Bridge. Ringley Old Bridge is an ancient stone bridge that crosses the River Irwell, linking Ringley with Stoneclough. It has two large semi-circular arches and a third smaller arch on the west bank, for the towpath. Triangular cutwaters between main arches are carried up to form refuges in the plain parapet. Now used only as a footbridge over the Irwell, Ringley Bridge was once an important crossing point on the packhorse route from Bolton. The bridge was built in 1677 to replace an earlier, wooden bridge that had been swept away by a flood in 1673. It is a Grade II* listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1356800 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1356800 ) and is scheduled as an ancient monument (List Entry Number: 1001957 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001957 - see [[[6749509]]]).This cascade of poppies was created using old plastic bottles which were cut up, painted and suspended from the cutwater on the southern side of the bridge in the run-up to Remembrance Day 2021 (https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19581613.poppy-bridge-bid-royal-british-legion/ The Bolton News). by David Dixon – 07 November 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/01/27/7012779_cc93d312_120x120.jpg)
![Poppy Memorial on Ringley Old Bridge. Ringley Old Bridge is an ancient stone bridge that crosses the River Irwell, linking Ringley with Stoneclough. It has two large semi-circular arches and a third smaller arch on the west bank, for the towpath. Triangular cutwaters between main arches are carried up to form refuges in the plain parapet. Now used only as a footbridge over the Irwell, Ringley Bridge was once an important crossing point on the packhorse route from Bolton. The bridge was built in 1677 to replace an earlier, wooden bridge that had been swept away by a flood in 1673. It is a Grade II* listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1356800 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1356800 ) and is scheduled as an ancient monument (List Entry Number: 1001957 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001957 - see [[[6749509]]]).This cascade of poppies was created using old plastic bottles which were cut up, painted and suspended from the cutwater on the southern side of the bridge in the run-up to Remembrance Day 2021 (https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19581613.poppy-bridge-bid-royal-british-legion/ The Bolton News). by David Dixon – 07 November 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/01/27/7012784_4f80a296_120x120.jpg)
![Ringley Old Bridge. Ringley Old Bridge is an ancient stone bridge which crosses the River Irwell, linking Ringley with Stoneclough. Now used only as a footbridge over the Irwell, Ringley Bridge was once an important crossing point on the packhorse route from Bolton.The bridge was built in 1677 to replace an earlier, wooden bridge which had been swept away by a flood in 1673. It is a Grade II* listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1356800 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1356800 ) and is scheduled as an ancient monument (List Entry Number: 1001957 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001957 - see [[[6749509]]]). by David Dixon – 15 February 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/75/52/6755279_08a36449_120x120.jpg)
