The Great Wall of Tod” this massive retaining wall holds the railway out of the canal using approximately 4 million blue bricks. As if that isn’t impressive enough the wall had to be constructed after the canal was built!

Pat

January 15, 2022

Loved the cycle sign and reading the dam busters sign in the water haha

The Great Wall of Todmorden. The massive brick wall alongside the Rochdale canal on the Lancashire and Yorkshire border.

VisitTodmorden

February 2, 2022

"The Great Wall of Tod" - this huge brick retaining wall supports the railway as it enters Todmorden from Lancashire. It is said to have taken some four million bricks to construct. From Todmorden the canal turns southwards towards Littleborough and starts to climb steeply.

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Location: Todmorden, Calderdale, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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