2017

SJ6475 : Trent & Mersey Canal, Anderton

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

Trent & Mersey Canal, Anderton
Trent & Mersey Canal, Anderton
The moorings on the right give boaters easy access to the Stanley Arms.
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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Geographical Context: Canals Primary Subject: Canal
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Moored [22] · Stanley Arms [18] Title Clusters: · Trent & Mersey Canal, Anderton [5] ·
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SJ6475, 407 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 13 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 18 September, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6458 7529 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:16.4042N 2:31.9557W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6462 7530
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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