2017

SJ6075 : Trent & Mersey Canal, near Willow Green

taken 7 years ago, near to Acton Bridge, Cheshire West And Chester, England

Trent & Mersey Canal, near Willow Green
Trent & Mersey Canal, near Willow Green
'Serene' prepares to pass the moored 'James Henry' on the approach to Taylor's Bridge.
Trent and Mersey Canal

The Trent and Mersey Canal is 93·5 miles in length from Derwent Mouth to Preston Brook. The first cut was made by Josiah Wedgwood in July 1766 at Middleport (Stoke-on-Trent). The eastern section between Derwent Mouth and Shugborough (the junction with the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal) was already operational by 1770 and the whole canal through to Preston Brook, where it linked with the Bridgewater Canal was open for business by 1777. James Brindley was the engineer until his death in 1772. There are seventy-six locks en route to raise and lower the water level where hills impede the course. There are four tunnels, including the famous Harecastle Tunnel near Stoke-on-Trent.


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Moored [5] · James Henry [2] · Near Willow Green [2] ·
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SJ6075, 69 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 13 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 September, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6069 7589 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:16.7113N 2:35.4599W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6069 7585
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