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 What's New? 
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 News
New Footbridge in Droylsden.
Members' Boat Trip.
Droylsden Wharf opening.
Hollinwood Business District.
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 A Droylsden  Childhood
Read "A Droylsden Childhood and the Hollinwood Canal".
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 1960s Photos
See Chris Potter's photo collection. New!
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 Tommy Stanfield
Read about Tommy Stanfield, Hollinwood Canal worker.
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 18th November: Meal and Social at Dog & Partridge, Waterloo [details later]
21st/22nd November: Working Party, Daisy Nook [details later]
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The Hollinwood Branch of the Ashton Canal ran from Fairfield in Droylsden, through Littlemoss and Daisy Nook Country Park to Hollinwood and Butler Green, with a branch from Daisy Nook to Fairbottom. The location lies between Manchester, Ashton under Lyne and Oldham in the north west of England.
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The canal included four aqueducts and a two-rise lock staircase.
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The society aims to see the restoration of the canals within Daisy Nook Country Park, the re-connection of Daisy Nook with the Ashton Canal and the creation of a new canal link through to the Rochdale Canal.
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 Droylsden Marina Development
Read about the development of Droylsden Wharf, which includes opening the first section of the canal. Details, Work starts, March 08, May 08, Letting in water, In water, Opening.
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 Hollinwood Business District
Find out how the proposed re-development in Hollinwood affects the route of the canal. Click for details...
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Contact:
Correspondence preferred by email: hcs@hollinwoodcanal.co.uk
Address for postal correspondence: 2 Rock Bank, Stamford Road, Mossley, OL5 0BD
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Registered charity no. 1104942 space
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Waterhouses Aqueduct, The Hollinwood Canal at Daisy Nook, between Oldham and Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester
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Waterhouses Aqueduct, The Hollinwood Canal at Daisy Nook.
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