2017

SK1313 : Shadehouse Lock near Fradley Junction, Staffordshire

taken 6 years ago, near to Fradley South, Staffordshire, England

Shadehouse Lock near Fradley Junction, Staffordshire
Shadehouse Lock near Fradley Junction, Staffordshire
There are five locks in the flight at Fradley Junction.

Shadehouse Lock is No 18 on the Trent and Mersey Canal, and allows a rise (or fall of 7ft 8in (about 2·2 metres). A public footpath crosses the former accommodation bridge, No 52.

N.Chadwick writes:
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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SK1313, 137 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 5 October, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 10 October, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1371 1383 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:43.3169N 1:47.9073W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1370 1381
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