This massive hole was caused by a burst water pipe in Higher Bridge Street, Bolton in 1933. Setts and part of the footpath were torn up and destroyed by the pressure of flood water. Our archive picture today shows a group of workmen hard at work repairing the damage as a crowd of people look on.
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