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  Manchester Ship Canal
Transport - Canals

Year: 1957.   Item #: 1598

  Views: 1908

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Manchester Ship Canal

  A view of No. 9 Dock, looking towards the city centre. The large building at the head of this dock is No. 2 Grain Elevator, which has a storage capacity of 40,000 tons. The dock is equipped with the most up-to-date cargo-handling facilities in the country.

Source: Lancashire Life Magazine, October 1957

 


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