2021

SJ5243 : Milestone, Llangollen Canal

taken 3 years ago, near to Grindley Brook, Shropshire, England

Milestone, Llangollen Canal
Milestone, Llangollen Canal
Grindley Brook, South of the short tunnel under a railway embankment. Part of the Sandstone Trail see LinkExternal link. This Milestone can be seen extreme centre right see Link


Milestone Society National ID: CH_FRWH51
Llangollen Canal

The Llangollen canal is an arm of the Shropshire Union canal that runs from Hurleston Junction to Llangollen with a wide variety of scenery along its course. Its total length is 46 miles, but the last 1½ miles from Llangollen to Llantisilio is unnavigable by any boats over about 10' length.
The canal's vital statistics for craft are:
Length 72 '
Beam 6'10"
Headroom 7'
Draught 2'3" (Hurleston to Pontcysyllte) 2' (P. to Llangollen)
These are the maximum dimensions for any craft, based on the minimum dimensions of locks & bridges.
There are a total of 21 locks on the canal, but only two between Llangollen and Whitchurch (a distance of about 31 miles). One of the most notable things about the canal is the strong flow especially in the "narrows" near Llangollen and in the tunnels near Chirk. About 12 million gallons of water passes down this canal from the River Dee to the Shropshire Union every day.
The most famous feature of this canal is the superb feat of engineering that is the 200-year-old Pontcysyllte Aqueduct rising 126' above the River Dee and running for over 335 yds - for more information on this see the numerous photos for squares SJ2742 and SJ2741

Canal milestone & mile / boundary markers

Collection of images of canal mile markers, fingerposts and boundary posts organised by canal, with links to the source images. Plus other relevant data. eg - LinkExternal link (52 canals in the drop-down menu) aka mile pegs, road numbers, mile markers or mileposts & map = LinkExternal link

Sandstone Trail :: SJ5254

The Sandstone Trail stretches for 34 miles/55 kilometres across lovely rural Cheshire and north Shropshire. It's one of the finest and most popular long distance walks in North West England, in the UK and goes from Frodsham to Whitchurch.


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SJ5243, 135 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mr Red   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 26 August, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 29 August, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 52270 43403 [1m precision]
WGS84: 52:59.1496N 2:42.7450W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 52270 43403
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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