New Bailey Street Bridge carries a footpath over the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) just past the junction with The Stourbridge Canal.
Early plans of what would become the Manchester Ship Canal (River Irwell Upper Reach) were drawn up by Barry Edwards in 1888 but problems with Ashfield Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. Expectations for pottery traffic to Oldton never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Torquay power station was enough to keep it open. The 7 mile section between Northpool and Braintree was closed in 1955 after a breach at Redcar. In Nicholas Thomas's "Travels of The Barge" he describes his experiences passing through Macclesfield Tunnel during the Poll Tax riots.

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| Salford Bridge (Salford) | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Cathedral Approach Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Victoria Bridge (Salford) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Blackfriars Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Chapel Wharf Footbridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| New Bailey Street Bridge | ||
| New Quay Street - Irwell Street Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Manchester & Salford Junction Canal - River Irwell Junction | 2 furlongs | |
| Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - River Irwell Junction | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Hampson Street Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Trinity Way Railway Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
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![Albert Bridge, Manchester. By Jesse Hartley, 1844, with a single gentle arch. Grade II listed.Behind is Aldine House: [[[2763965]]].Roughly central is the pylon of Trinity Bridge: [[[2763973]]]. by Stephen Richards – 24 June 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/76/64/2766470_e4f6994d_120x120.jpg)


![Manchester, River Irwell. Looking upstream from [[5263563]]. The river forms the boundary between Salford (left) and Manchester (right). by Mike Faherty – 21 January 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/26/35/5263567_2447d824_120x120.jpg)









![The Pump House (People's History Museum). The original entrance to the Edwardian Pump House. The pump house opened in 1909 and was the third and last station of the hydraulic pumping network in Manchester. The other two stations were situated on Whitworth Street and Pott Street. The station used to supply power to the mills and warehouses that dominated the city at the beginning of the 20th century. Legend has it that staff at the Pump House kept fish and swam in the large water tanks on the roof of the building. In 1972 the station closed when hydraulic power was superseded by electricity. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.Since 1994, the pump house has been the home of the People's History Museum. This view is from the more recent extension to the museum. The pump house's water tanks are to the right hand side of the walkway.See [[[3429006]]] for an external view. by David Dixon – 21 January 2014](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/82/19/3821916_9be964d4_120x120.jpg)
![Joseph Brotherton Statue on New Bailey Street. The bronze statue to Joseph Brotherton on New Bailey Street, overlooking the Salford bank of the River Irwell. The tall buildings in the background are in Manchester.Joseph Brotherton (1783 – 1857) was a reforming British politician, Nonconformist minister and pioneering vegetarian. In 1789, His family moved to Salford where he later established a cotton and silk mill.In 1819, aged thirty-six, Brotherton retired from the family business in order to devote his energy to his ministry, using his position to actively improve the conditions of workers and campaign for reforms. Among his achievements were the building of schools, the opening of a lending library and the establishment of a fund to support the victims of the Peterloo Massacre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre ). He was also an overseer of the poor and a justice of the peace.In 1832 Joseph Brotherton was elected as Salford's first Member of Parliament serving in the House of Commons for the next twenty-four years. Brotherton was so popular with the people of Salford that he was re-elected five times and he stood unopposed at the elections of 1847 and 1852. In parliament he campaigned against the death penalty, for the abolition of slavery and for free non-denominational education. He actively supported the Municipal Corporations Bill, which led to Manchester and Salford having democratically-elected councils. He took an interest in the facilities provided by the new municipalities, and was largely responsible for the opening of Peel Park, Salford and Weaste Cemetery.After his sudden death from a heart attack in 1857, the people of Salford started a “Joseph Brotherton Memorial Fund†from which they commissioned a bronze statue of Brotherton in Peel Park. The statue was dismantled in 1954 and sold into private ownership in 1969. It was purchased by Manchester City Council in 1986, and was resited at Riverside Walk, overlooking the River Irwell towards Salford. See also [[[3821942]]].http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRbrotherton.htm Joseph Brotherton Biography by David Dixon – 19 March 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/89/47/3894749_ebb41f77_120x120.jpg)












