Healey dell is a local nature reserve just outside Rochdale in Manchester, Lancashire. This local beauty spot is full of history. Old mills from the 17th century and even WW II world war 2 history. and of course a disused railway and railway history. There was a WW II munitions factory there, now abandoned. There are remains of old Fulling mills and hidden tunnels. The old disused abandoned railway line was the Rochdale to Bacup line. We take a look at Healey dell viaduct built in 1870. There afre the remains on an old waterwheel and lots of industrial history. This local beauty spot hides lots of hidden historical gems on this historic Urbex adventure. The star of the show is the river Spodden a tributary of the river Roch and the river Irwell.