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In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  Report to the NRHP: Medlock Place Historic District
Soon after the Medlock subdivisions began development, the Orangewood Estates subdivision (1928) was platted at the northwest corner of the neighborhood, bounded by Missouri Avenue on the north.
The Medlock Historic District is significant under Criterion A in the area of Community Planning and Development as an excellent example of the transition from rural to suburban development in Phoenix from 1926 to 1956.
Medlock's advertising strategy included the appeal of the suburban "country estate," exemplified by the charming cottage exterior, while also promoting modern conveniences such as electric light switches and modern kitchen appliances.
www.medlockplace.com /hd.report.to.register.html   (5915 words)

  
  River Medlock Definition / River Medlock Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The River Medlock is a river of Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of Manchester.
River Medlock is a river of Greater Manchester in north west England that flows for 10 miles before joining the River Irwell in.
River Medlock is a heavily modified, urbanised river that flows from the Pennine fringes into Manchester.
www.elresearch.com /River_Medlock   (106 words)

  
 Spinning the Web > Places > Cottonopolis > Chorlton on Medlock
Chorlton on Medlock is bounded by Stockport Road (the present A6), Cambridge Street, the River Medlock and Hathersage Road.
The Chorlton Mills complex was bounded by Cambridge Street, Oxford Road, Chester Street and the River Medlock; an area to the south and south-west of the present (2003) Oxford Road railway station.
To the south west of Oxford Road, the River Medlock, which passes underneath the road just south of the railway station, curves round as though it were the bottom of a large 'ox-bow'.
www.spinningtheweb.org.uk /m_results.php?Where=exists+%28DesSubjects_tab+where+DesSubjects+contains+%27Chorlton+on+Medlock%27%29&sub=cottonopolis&theme=places   (703 words)

  
 Chorlton on Medlock - Districts & Suburbs of Manchester UK
Chorlton on Medlock, (not to be confused with Cholton-cum-Hardy), was formerly known as Chorlton Row, and was originally incorporated into the City of Manchester in 1838.
Chorlton signifies the old Viking word for freemen (spelled variously as "coerls", "chorls" or "churls")and hence the placename means "the settlement (or town) of freemen by/on the River Medlock".
Its area includes the University of Manchester and the Manchester Museum, and flowing though it, hidden for the most part, is the River Medlock, which gives the district its name.
www.manchester2002-uk.com /districts/chorlton-on-medlock.html   (434 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The river is culverted beneath the former UMIST campus (London Road to Upper Brook Street), and again at Hulme Street, appearing briefly at Gloucester Street before flowing under the former gasworks at Gaythorn, reappearing at City Road East.
The river is carried in a tunnel under the Castlefield canal basin, reappearing at Potato Wharf, where it is supplemented by excess canal water draining into a circular weir.
The tunnel was rendered obsolete by silting of the river and the construction of the Rochdale Canal.
www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=River_Medlock   (468 words)

  
 UDP - Chapter 14 - Open Land & River Valleys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The network of large river valleys extending from the hills in the north and east across Greater Manchester to the flat plains of the Mersey in the west is one of Greater Manchester's most characteristic features.
The Medlock follows the border with Oldham to the north west, the Etherow follows the border with Derbyshire and Stockport to the south east, whilst the Tame dissects the Borough passing through seven of the nine towns from which it was formed.
River valleys are not immune from the development pressures experienced in the rest of the Borough and in the past extensive areas have been developed for industrial purposes in the floor of the central Tame valley, whilst housing has spread along parts of the valley sides.
www.setanti.com /corpgen/new/udp/udpchap14river.htm   (7061 words)

  
 Modern History Sourcebook: Engels: Industrial Manchester, 1844
This arises chiefly from the fact, that by unconscious tacit agreement, as well as with outspoken conscious determination, the workingpeople's quarters are sharply separated from the sections of the city reserved for the middle-class;.
Among them are mills on the river, in short, the method of construction is as crowded and disorderly here as in the lower part of Long Millgate.
Below it on the river there are several tanneries which fill the whole neighbourhood with the stench of animal putrefaction.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1844engels.html   (1904 words)

  
 BatesLine: District 2 recall: Some who signed
She lost the 2004 election to Medlock by a vote of 1464 to 1021 -- Medlock got 59% of the vote, a near landslide.
Medlock won 13 precincts -- every precinct east of the river, and two large precincts west of the river.
If the petitioners take the full 60 days to collect signatures on Medlock and Mautino, the recall election would not occur until May. If the recall vote succeeds, it would be too late to hold a special election to fill the seat, and a majority of the remaining councilors would appoint replacements.
www.batesline.com /archives/001051.html   (780 words)

  
 Graham Parker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Project for the River Medlock was a permanent public art work commissioned for Artranspennine98 - the largest exhibition of public art ever shown in the UK.
The River Medlock was the river which Manchester was founded upon.
The road bridge which was the site for the work is situated at the point where the river, railway and Oxford Road (the principal C.19th arterial road route from the South of the city) intersect.
www.grahamparker.info /medlock.html   (297 words)

  
 engels_slums.html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Moreover, the flow of the river is continually interrupted by numerous high weirs, behind which large quantities of slime and refuse collect and putrefy.
Here the River Medlock flows with endless twists and turns through a valley which may be compared with that of the Irk.
The banks of the Medlock like those of the Irk are generally steep and the buildings run down to the very edge of the river.
athena.english.vt.edu /~jmooney/3044mats/engelsslums.html   (3155 words)

  
 Dan Washburn's Sporting Life
She paused for a moment in one of the river's calmer sections behind a large rock.
And to experience the river's wild wonders in the same manner it had been done hundreds of years before — kneeling in canoe — felt fitting.
Then the river suddenly became calm, which for the paddler is an ominous sign — kind of like the plucks of a banjo in a scary movie — that rough waters lie ahead.
www.danwashburn.com /whitecanoe.html   (892 words)

  
 River Medlock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Medlock is a river of Greater Manchester in north west England that flows for 10 miles before joining the River Irwell in central Manchester.
Rising in the hills that surround Strine Dale just to the east of Oldham it flows through the steep-sided wooded gorge that separates Oldham from Ashton-under-Lyne and Daisy Nook Country Park with its 19th century aqueduct carrying the disused Hollinwood Canal over the shallow river.
As it reaches the city centre it frequently disappears underground, passing underneath the UMIST campus and Oxford Road station before effectively becoming part of the Bridgewater Canal at the end of Castle Street, 400 metres before its original junction with the River Irwell.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Medlock   (172 words)

  
 Medlock One-Name Study
Medlock and Madlock(e) are registered with the Guild and data on the occurence of these is being systematically collected.
The name MEDLOCK (referring specifically to the River Medlock) means 'meadow stream' or 'the river that flows through a meadow'.
The river Medlock is recorded as often being 'in spate' (i.e.
www.one-name.org /profiles/medlock.html   (1348 words)

  
 Action Medlock & Tame
The River Medlock is 35 km in length and begins its course upstream of Strinesdale Reservoir, north east of Oldham.
The River Tame rises in Denshaw Moor at the foot of the Pennines, north of Saddleworth.
The fact that both the Medlock and Tame now support over eight species of fish including brown trout is testament to the improvement in water quality the rivers have enjoyed in recent years.
www.merseybasin.org.uk /page.asp?id=2845   (321 words)

  
 A Contemporary Description of Worsley Township Greater Manchester in 1830
The canal is thence conveyed without locks by a circuitous tract of nine miles to Castlefield near Manchester, over the swampy ground of Trafford Moss, a labour infinitely exceeding that of constructing the aqueduct, but, not being so immediately visible to the eye, has not received the same portion of applause.
This canal at its termination is fed by the river Medlock.
Contiguous to Manchester there is a communication with the Mersey and Irwell navigation, and the Bolton and Bury Canal, by means of the Medlock; and under the town is a tunnel by which the Bridgewater Canal unites with the Rochdale and Ashton Canals.
www.mancuniensis.info /Worsley1830M.htm   (881 words)

  
 California 'big river' rafters get huge year - Travel - The Washington Times, America's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Gorged with cold, fresh snowmelt, some of the Sierra Nevadas' rivers are running with three or four times their usual volume, and talk of the long rafting season ahead is coursing through the white-water community the way the Kings cuts through its canyon -- fast and full of promise.
Danny Wan, also a river guide, was thrown out and then pulled under by the crushing weight of thousands of gallons of rushing river.
Medlock had to stay in the water for about a mile -- "a lifetime," he says -- bouncing his way through two rapids as the group's second boat pulled Mr.
washingtontimes.com /travel/20050701-092506-7431r.htm   (356 words)

  
 Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area - Medlock Bridge (U.S. National Park Service)
Go 3.6 miles on GA 141 (Medlock Bridge Road) to unit which will be on the right before crossing the river.
Go 3.6 miles on GA 141 (Medlock Bridge Road) to unit which will be on the right prior to crossing the river.
Medlock Bridge offers trails and a small picnic area as well as a boat ramp that can accommodate either motor driven boats or canoes and kayaks.
www.nps.gov /chat/planyourvisit/medlockbridge.htm   (354 words)

  
 Current River, Page One.
After we got underway, we quickly discovered that the river was rather small; that while there were many, many root wads -- the stumps and roots of deadfalls -- around which we had to maneuver, our skills were more than equal to the task.
The river flows into the grates on the other side of this structure, flows beneath the structure, and emerges through the pipes on the other side.
It is about 100 yards off the river, and flows into the river at a right angle with such volume and force that its current dominates that of the river's.
www.geocities.com /joelshiver/current1.html   (1753 words)

  
 NPCA Destination Finder
This 43 acre unit is located at the scenic bend in the river.
The river's flood plain is a habitat for beaver, muskrat, mink, weasel, raccoon, and other small mammals.
At dusk, you might hear a beaver slap its tail as it crawls upon the land to feed on the young and tender trees.
syndication.getoutdoors.com /npca/destination_regions/6032.html   (256 words)

  
 'Becca' killer seeking transfer to Canadian prison
The Canadian government has already agreed it would accept John Medlock, a Canadian citizen who is serving a 27-year sentence at the state prison in Walla Walla.
And the very idea infuriates the mother of Rebecca Hedman, whose body was found in the Spokane River after Medlock clubbed her to death almost 11 years ago.
Police and prosecutors in Spokane, where Medlock was convicted, have objected to the transfer.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/194332_becca08.html   (929 words)

  
 Deliverance
The river will soon be changed forever by the building of a damn.
They continue down the river where the Voight Boat goes to shore (they were ahead).
Further down the river before a great big waterfall, it seems that the skinny friend jumps off the canoe, or was he shot.
www.angelfire.com /sc/simonnet/movies/Deliver.html   (346 words)

  
 Ardwick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was formerly an independent township but it became part of Manchester when the Borough of Manchester was formed in 1838.
The boundary between Ardwick and Manchester is the River Medlock, which hereabouts meanders between factories and houses.
During the 19th century, Ardwick became heavily industrialised and it was characterised by factories, railways and rows of back-to-back terraced houses being juxtaposed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ardwick   (190 words)

  
 GORP - Chattahoochee in Atlanta - Bowman's Island Unit to Island Ford Unit
It extends for about 2 miles along the river between Buford Dam and GA 20, one of the most beautiful sections of river in the metro Atlanta area.
The river's banks are heavily forested with sycamore, red maple, river birch and ash.
This park is on the east side of the Chattahoochee River across from the Jones Bridge Unit of the CRNRA and is part of the Gwinnett County Park System.
gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/menasha/pad_atl2.htm   (1413 words)

  
 Missouri Outdoors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Missouri offers many rivers that serve as excellent locations for float trips with some of the best floating rivers within an hour drive of Rolla.
For a float trip to see interesting scenery, wildlife, geology, and clear/clean waters, the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways are excellent.
These rivers are fed by springs and are some of the cleanest rivers in the United States.
web.umr.edu /~cwatkin/mooutdoors/article14.htm   (1570 words)

  
 Citrus: Water managers lowering lake levels
The decision, however, was met with alarm by some homeowners in the Arrowhead section of Hernando, who say the opening of the outfall canal has caused the Withlacoochee to rise even higher.
Medlock said the water behind his home has risen steadily in the past few days.
Medlock and other Arrowhead residents blame Swiftmud for exacerbating the 1997 flood.
www.sptimes.com /2003/01/10/Citrus/Water_managers_loweri.shtml   (558 words)

  
 Canoe the Great Rivers of Missouri!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The western section of this outstanding for the clear, fast-flowing rivers fed by great springs which have earned it the name of "Big Springs Country" and sparked the nationwide desire to see the region preserved in a natural state.
In normal water, it is a very safe river with no sections which could properly be termed rapids.
A meander of a cave, cut off by the deepening river valley, it is now more like a natural bridge than a cave and makes a good shelter.
www.missouricanoe.org /current.html   (705 words)

  
 gift River_Medlock - gift-report.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The river is culverted underneath the car park of the City of Manchester Stadium (the site of a former gasworks), beneath the former UMIST campus (London Road to Princess Street), and again at Hulme Street, appearing briefly at Gloucester Street before flowing under the former gasworks at Gaythorn, reappearing at City Road East.
At Deansgate (Old Chester Road) the river meets the Bridgewater Canal head on, where a sluice gate (a listed structure) allowed water to feed the Canal, until the water quality of the Medlock became too polluted for canal use.
Normally the level of the river is several feet below the level of the canal, and the river is carried in a tunnel under the Castlefield canal basin, reappearing at Potato Wharf, where it is supplemented by excess canal water draining into a circular weir.
www.gift-report.com /River_Medlock   (638 words)

  
 Tameside in Greater Manchester
Lying seven miles due east of Manchester, in the North West region of England, it is a compact borough set in an area of great scenic beauty, with significant industrial heritage and easy communication with the rest of the country.
It is bordered on the north by the River Medlock, in the south by the River Etherow and the scenically beautiful Werneth Low, to the east by the Pennines, and to the west by the City of Manchester itself.
This is separated by a blue (azure) and white (argent) band representing the River Tame from the upper half of the shield which contains the red (gules) rose of Lancashire on a gold (or) background.
www.manchester2002-uk.com /towns/tameside1.html   (838 words)

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