River Tib

Coordinates: 53°29′01″N 2°14′05″W / 53.4837°N 2.2348°W / 53.4837; -2.2348
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Map of the ancient parish of Manchester, showing the River Tib running through Manchester Township.

The River Tib is a minor tributary of the River Medlock in Manchester, England. It has been culverted along its entire length since about 1783[1] and now runs beneath Manchester city centre. Tib Street (53°29′01″N 2°14′05″W / 53.4837°N 2.2348°W / 53.4837; -2.2348) and Tib Lane are named after the watercourse.

During the

River Tiber, but with the word shortened to reflect the size difference between the two rivers.[3] Alternatively, the name may derive from the Celtic word for "watercourse".[2]

The river's source is a spring in

Midland Hotel's dining room, before joining the Medlock at Gaythorn (now First Street, 53°28′23″N 2°14′52″W / 53.473164°N 2.247663°W / 53.473164; -2.247663), close to Deansgate railway station
.

Parts of the Rochdale Canal around Lock 89 (Tib Lock) can be emptied into the River Tib by opening a small, original wooden trap door installed during construction.[4] Lock 89 was one of the bottom nine locks opened in 1800.[5]

References

Notes
  1. ^ Cooper 2003, p. 120.
  2. ^ a b Cooper 2003, p. 118.
  3. ^ Ashworth 1987, p. 15.
  4. ^ Roberts 2019
  5. ^ "The Rise, Fall and Rise of the Rochdale Canal". Rochdale Observer. Archived from the original on 5 November 2009.
Bibliography
  • Ashworth, Geoffrey (1987). The lost rivers of Manchester. Altrincham: Willow Publishing. .

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