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2 hours ago, Mike Todd said:

see https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Ducie+St,+Manchester/@53.4801148,-2.2304031,48m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x487bb1bdae2a78e3:0x20c1b669f1cd8025!8m2!3d53.4801749!4d-2.2292814

 

We moored on the eastern side as this has much less, almost nil, passing footfall, unlike the opposite bank (which was the official designated overnight mooring back when you had to wait to first thing in the morning to be let up the main part of the Rochdale). Even so, the folk enjoying the open space there were no real problem even if, by reputation, some of them do meet for retail purposes. 

 

 

Ducie Street Mooring.jpg

Are you moored to rings? Or did you have to get a pin in between the stones?

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4 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:

There are rings just after the lock landing, but not many of them.  About three boats worth from memory.

 

It's also an unsigned mooring, so 14 days on a CRT licence instead of an overnight (?) stop below the lock. 

 

I can't remember if Castlefield Basin is the usual 24 hours maximum or if that's one of the very few 48/72 hour mooring sites on the Bridgewater - Lymm being the other one I can think of.

It always used to be 72 hours but very little signage to indicate that.

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5 hours ago, Mike Todd said:

see https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Ducie+St,+Manchester/@53.4801148,-2.2304031,48m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x487bb1bdae2a78e3:0x20c1b669f1cd8025!8m2!3d53.4801749!4d-2.2292814

 

We moored on the eastern side as this has much less, almost nil, passing footfall, unlike the opposite bank (which was the official designated overnight mooring back when you had to wait to first thing in the morning to be let up the main part of the Rochdale). Even so, the folk enjoying the open space there were no real problem even if, by reputation, some of them do meet for retail purposes. 

That's a bit further up! :D

 

For clarity, I meant immediately above Dukes' Lock (92), here:

 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/53%C2%B028'28.4%22N+2%C2%B015'17.0%22W/@53.474512,-2.2553601,98m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d53.4745545!4d-2.2547086

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4 hours ago, Jim Riley said:

We've moored on the jetty below /along that office building a few times, don't know if it's still allowed or who would move you on. There are some steps up to a gate next to the road. 

I didn't think that there was now any access to it from the pontoon via the steps.

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11 hours ago, Mike Todd said:

I didn't think that there was now any access to it from the pontoon via the steps.

It is a few years back. Felt safer there than over by the carpark. 

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