Hollings Bridge No 34 carries a farm track over the Rochdale Canal five kilometres from Stockport.
Early plans of what would become the Rochdale Canal were drawn up by George Wright in 1888 but problems with Brench Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Leeds. Expectations for coal traffic to Oldpool were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In William Taylor's "By Lump Hammer and Piling Hook Across The Country" he describes his experiences passing through Amberscester Locks during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Winding Hole between Nip Square and Winterbutlee Locks | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Nip Square Lock No 29 | 2 furlongs | |
| Site of Birks Mill | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Travis Mill Lock No 28 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Birks Hall Bridge No 35 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Hollings Bridge No 34 | ||
| Site of Hollins Mill | ¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Alma Mill | 1 furlong | |
| Hollings Lock No 27 | 1 furlong | |
| Alma Bridge No 33 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Pinnel Lock No 26 | 2½ furlongs | |
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![Hollins Mill, Walsden. Steam powered integrated cotton spinning & weaving mill built in 1856-8. Four storey, 18 bay mill and attached single storey weaving shed powered from the central engine house.Here's a picture from over 20 years ago - [[946590]] - you can see that the main block has been stone cleaned. by Chris Allen – 14 December 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/77/98/3779838_06b317a8_120x120.jpg)

![Hollins Mill, Walsden. Steam powered integrated cotton spinning & weaving mill built in 1856-8. Four storey, 18 bay mill and attached single storey weaving shed powered from the central engine house.The Rochdale canal passes alongside and there is an overflow weir in the foreground.Here is an earlier view taken in 1992 - [[953459]]. The position is very, very close but the mill on the left has now gone. by Chris Allen – 14 December 2013](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/77/98/3779855_d3de3f1b_120x120.jpg)

















