During the Roman period, the Tib marked the boundary of the vicus or settlement of Mamucium; the river continued to mark Manchester's boundary until medieval times, as well as providing drinking water.[2] A notion concerning the Tib's name, coined by Geoffrey Ashworth in his book The Lost Rivers of Manchester, is that the river was given its name by homesick Roman soldiers after 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]
river, minor, tributary, river, medlock, manchester, england, been, culverted, along, entire, length, since, about, 1783, runs, beneath, manchester, city, centre, street, 4837, 2348, 4837, 2348, coordinates, 4837, 2348, 4837, 2348, lane, named, after, watercou. 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 Coordinates 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 Map of the ancient parish of Manchester showing the River Tib running through Manchester Township During the Roman period the Tib marked the boundary of the vicus or settlement of Mamucium the river continued to mark Manchester s boundary until medieval times as well as providing drinking water 2 A notion concerning the Tib s name coined by Geoffrey Ashworth in his book The Lost Rivers of Manchester is that the river was given its name by homesick Roman soldiers after 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 Miles Platting 53 29 36 N 2 13 08 W 53 493251 N 2 218797 W 53 493251 2 218797 from where it flows underneath Oldham Road and the eponymous Tib Street to reach the city centre After flowing underneath West Mosley Street the Tib crosses Princess Street to flow underneath the Manchester Town Hall Extension the Central Library and the 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 EditNotes Cooper 2003 p 120 a b Cooper 2003 p 118 Ashworth 1987 p 15 harvnb error no target CITEREFAshworth1987 help Roberts 2019 The Rise Fall and Rise of the Rochdale Canal Rochdale Observer Archived from the original on 5 November 2009 BibliographyAshworth 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 External links Edithttps www youtube com watch v OZeXcH4hmtY Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title River Tib amp oldid 1082176444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
