2019

SJ6448 : Milepost next to Hack Green Bridge No 86

taken 5 years ago, near to Sound, Cheshire East, England

Milepost next to Hack Green Bridge No 86
Milepost next to Hack Green Bridge No 86
Autherley Junction 36 miles.
Nantwich 3 miles.
Norbury Junction 20½ miles.
SJ6448 : Milepost next to Hack Green Bridge No 86, for a wider view of the milepost.
The Shropshire Union Canal

The Shropshire Union Canal (from Autherley to Nantwich) was engineered by Thomas Telford and opened in 1835. There are long straight sections of this canal which required either embankments or cuttings to avoid the need for locks. Although this was a more difficult procedure, the end route was shorter and the progress for horse drawn working boats could be maintained with (hopefully) no stoppages. The canal (formerly the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal) was opened at a time when railways were making serious inroads into the canal companies' businesses.

The current Shroppie north of Nantwich was formerly the Chester Canal, opened in 1779, and has wider locks and bridges. Boats up to nine feet in beam can still navigate this section; Telford's canal accommodates only narrowboats up to seven feet in beam.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Paths Canals Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone other tags: Canal Towpath Milepost Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Hack Green Bridge No 86 [14] · View of the Milepost [3] Other Photos: · Milepost next to Hack Green Bridge No 86 Title Clusters: · Milepost next to Hack Green Bridge No 86 [2] ·
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SJ6448, 117 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 6 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 19 July, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6411 4840 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:1.9002N 2:32.1971W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6411 4840
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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