River Tib
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) 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), 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
- ^ Cooper 2003, p. 120.
- ^ a b Cooper 2003, p. 118.
- ^ Ashworth 1987, p. 15.
- ^ Roberts 2019
- ^ "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. ISBN 0-946361-12-6.
- Cooper, Glynis (2003). Hidden Manchester. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. ISBN 1-85983-401-9.
- Roberts, Jamie (16 April 2019). "There's a secret trapdoor under the canal in Manchester city centre". Retrieved 17 April 2019.