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Castlefield(堡野?)水岸探險

曼徹斯特我想共有四層網路
最底下的一層為水路,由羅馬士兵在此紮營後,經過千年的發展,成為今天的風格
第二層則為水路旁的水岸,其歷史水路成形後便跟隨發展至今,對我來說也是曼徹斯特最有趣、最豐富的人文景觀
第三層則是現今大多數的市民、學生的活動區域,也就是我們習以為常的曼徹斯特
第四層主要為大眾交通系統,如鐵道、輕軌;以及快速車道所交織的高架道路網路

今天,我漫步走向曼城年代最為久遠的地區,也就是羅馬士兵建造城堡的Castlefield地區探險
出發吧!Shall We?

運河,令人驚喜的是,這水岸道路並不是所謂的臭水溝旁、堆滿垃圾的小徑;而是許多人抄捷徑、散步、遠離塵囂的一條秘密小徑。運河中的水閘門則是為了讓船得以由海平面逐漸航入海拔較高的內陸而設置,用來調整水位高差的閘門


上方不時有曼城最上層的道路網交會而過,這個角度,你可以見到改變英國的重要工業革命產物:鐵道令人贊嘆的另一面,鑄鐵橋下方的鑄鐵拱,加上英國人最愛的哥德風。
右手邊的住家住著管理水閘門的水閘管理員 (Duke Keepers),不是公爵管理員喔!水道的對岸則有間名為Dukes的酒館


水閘兩旁的水位高差,由這裡開始,就是羅馬人紮營的Mancunium,也就是現在Castlefield的中心地區,路面已經是石頭鋪面囉,這座石橋的年紀多大了呢?


水道、鐵道,還有正在搬家的船屋, Narrow Boat


Narrow Boat、石砌水岸、磚砌鐵道


Narrow Boat加油站

今天的天氣很曼徹斯特,陰陰涼涼的,散起步來特別愉快,不過很可惜的是時間不夠走到曼城的母親河:River Irwell,下次吧。接下來則是在Castlefield地區的產業設施

對著船屋流了很久的口水後,終於有機會搭Narrow Boat逛運河

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I thought there would be "castles" in Manchester,
I even thought I can see that in Castlefield,
however,
the idustrialisation changed the landscape...
but how?
an interesting question!

A at November 24, 2005 08:26 PM

Dear A,
There is still a castle standing in Castlefield oh! at least its remain. However, i didn't visit it, cause the old industrial facilities attracted me more that moment.
Next time, we can do the "On Site Investigation" there. Isn't that phrase a great explaination for TRIP??

J at November 24, 2005 10:34 PM

that remain probably is a reconstructed version,
i am not sure...
"Not so long ago, most Mancunians wouldn't want to live in Castlefield. Today most Mancunians couldn't afford to live there." (http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/001ewm/047_castlefield/)

A at November 25, 2005 07:40 AM

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