2017

SO8798 : Canal east of Wightwick, Wolverhampton

taken 7 years ago, near to Lower Penn, Staffordshire, England

Canal east of Wightwick, Wolverhampton
Canal east of Wightwick, Wolverhampton
There are plenty of visitor moorings here north-east of Wightwick* Bridge, No 56.
Ahead is Wightwick Lock.

* pronounced 'Wittick'
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal was opened in 1772, engineered by James Brindley. It cost a little over £100,000 at the time. It links the River Severn at Stourport to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Great Haywood Junction in Staffordshire. There are 43 locks (45 if you don't fancy the deep wide locks at Stourport) and the canal is 46 miles in length.


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Geographical Context: Canals
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Visitor Moorings [5] · Ahead is Wightwick Lock [2] Title Clusters: · Canal east of Wightwick, Wolverhampton [2] ·
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SO8798, 226 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 25 August, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 19 October, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 8720 9834 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:34.9630N 2:11.4205W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 8712 9829
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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