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How to explore responsiblyWhat the official index records
Historic England / Planning Data records this location as ASHTON CANAL LOCK NUMBER 3 ON SOUTH SIDE OF ANCOATS HOSPITAL. Our atlas groups it under industrial relics using that source wording.
Ashton Canal Lock Number 3 On South Side Of Ancoats Hospital is recorded by Historic England under reference 1283048. The supplied index identifies ASHTON CANAL LOCK NUMBER 3 ON SOUTH SIDE OF ANCOATS HOSPITAL. Current condition and visitor access are not established by this source index.
Record details
- Category
- Industrial relics
- Source classification
- ASHTON CANAL LOCK NUMBER 3 ON SOUTH SIDE OF ANCOATS HOSPITAL
- Period / construction dates
- Not established from this index
- Current condition
- Not verified
- Designation
- II
- Designation date
- 1994-06-06
- Nearest reference town
- Manchester (approximate)
- County / historic source county
- Not supplied
- County or local authority (ONS)
- Manchester
- Nation
- England
- Source record ID
- 1283048
- Coordinates
- 53.481454, -2.220181 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Index checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 2026-09-12
- Published access reviewed
- Not yet verified
Index verification means the record and supplied attributes were checked against the official downloaded index on 2026-09-13. It does not mean a site visit or confirmation of current access. Points may refer to a whole complex, a surviving component or a recorded location.