2019

SJ6254 : Cornes Bridge No 96

taken 5 years ago, near to Rease Heath, Cheshire East, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Cornes Bridge No 96 in this square
Cornes Bridge No 96
Cornes Bridge No 96
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.

Accommodation Bridges

When the canals (or railways) were built in the 18th and 19th centuries, they were often routed in such a way that farmers and other landowners had their land bisected, so bridges had to be provided to allow access to fields on both sides of the canal. These bridges are frequently referred to as accommodation bridges, and however solid and well constructed, often don't lead anywhere except from one field to another.


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Mat Fascione and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Lowlands Paths Canals Primary Subject: Bridge other tags: Canal Towpath Canal Bridge Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Shropshire Union Canal [11] · Cornes Bridge No 96 [5] Title Clusters: · Cornes Bridge No 96 [2] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SJ6254, 50 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 6 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 20 July, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 629 549 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:5.4170N 2:33.3249W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 629 549
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): geograph 
This page has been viewed about 17 times
You are not logged in login | register