2021

SK3114 : Restored Milestone, Ashby Canal

taken 3 years ago, near to Moira, Leicestershire, England

Restored Milestone, Ashby Canal
Restored Milestone, Ashby Canal
A modern representation of the mile peg that would have existed. This section of the canal has been restored and partly modified and truncated (by a mile) . It would have served the collieries in Donisthorpe & Moira. The mileage represents the original end to the canal - see SK3114 : Wrong!.

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Milestone Society National ID: ASH-28
Canal milestone & mile / boundary markers

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Ashby de la Zouch Canal

The Ashby Canal was originally built to provide transport for the limeworks and coal mines around Ashby de la Zouch but it only became profitable when a new colliery at Moira was opened in 1804. The canal was purchased by the Midland Railway in 1845 but coal traffic continued to thrive until the end of the 19th century; after that the northern end of the canal began to suffer serious damage from mining subsidence and eight miles of waterway eventually had to be abandoned. Nevertheless, the last commercial load was carried as late as 1970. Nowadays, the canal is an important leisure waterway offering 22 lock-free miles from its southern end at Marston Junction to the terminus just north of Snarestone.


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SK3114, 61 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mr Red   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 20 August, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 5 September, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 31506 14777 [1m precision]
WGS84: 52:43.7833N 1:32.0936W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 31506 14777
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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