2019

SJ5659 : The Mill next to Tilstone Mill Bridge No 106

taken 5 years ago, near to Tilstone Fearnall, Cheshire West And Chester, England

The Mill next to Tilstone Mill Bridge No 106
The Mill next to Tilstone Mill Bridge No 106
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 Housing, Dwellings Canals Former: Mill Primary Subject: Canal other tags: Canal Towpath Canal Bridge Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SJ5659, 24 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 6 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 29 July, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 567 593 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:7.7888N 2:38.9152W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 566 594
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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