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Picture: Worsley Packet House and orange canal » Filename: McrWorsleyPktHse3730.jpg

The black and white half-timbered Packet House overlooks the canal at Worsley. The orange colour of the canal is is not pollution but iron salts in the ground nearby. The water is be filtered, so that it will lose its unique 'tomato soup' colour.

More info from Manchester Online

This photo was taken for the M60 book - though another was chosen. More on the M60 book here.

To 'sanitise' the canal at Worsley would be like 'cleaning' China's Yellow River (??), whose colour is caused by silt. See more at www.nationmaster.com . Ironically the Salford City Council website boasts about the orange colour which is being removed. The canal should have been left as it was.

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Title:	Worsley Packet House and orange canal
Filename:	McrWorsleyPktHse3730.jpg
Technical details:	Nikon D100
Date created:	2003-07-30
Date uploaded to the site:	2004-08-25
Copyright:	See title or image watermark
Available as a print?	Yes, should be, subject to approval. Please contact using the enquiry form
Available as a high res file?	Yes, should be, subject to approval. Please contact.

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