2017

SJ5396 : Old Milestone, Sankey Canal

taken 7 years ago, near to Haydock, St Helens, England

Old Milestone, Sankey Canal
Old Milestone, Sankey Canal
Currently located in the Sankey Valley Visitor Centre.

Inscription: 7 / Mile to / Ferry Lock

Milestone Society National ID: SAN-07
The Sankey Canal

First opened in 1757, the Sankey Canal (which is also known as the Sankey Brook Navigation and the St Helens Canal) runs for about 15 miles along the valley of the Sankey Brook from the point where the brook joined the River Mersey, to a location to the north east of St Helens, with short branches to Blackbrook and Gerrard's Bridge. Only two short sections at Widnes and Fiddler's Ferry are open for navigation. Much of the canal is in water although some sections have been infilled.

Built primarily to take coal down to the Mersey and Liverpool, the final traffic on The Sankey was very different, and in the opposite direction; raw sugar for the Sankey Sugar Works at Earlestown, from Liverpool. The ending of the sugar traffic in 1959 led to the closure of the Canal in 1963 after which, the canal was left neglected. It was dirty and ran through an area of chemical works and other industries.

in 1985, The Sankey Canal Restoration Society (SCARS) was formed with the help and encouragement of the St. Helens Groundwork Trust. The principal aim of the Society is to achieve the full restoration of the Canal (LinkExternal link SCARS website).

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


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Barrie Pennington and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Canals Milestoneid: SAN-07 Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Sankey Canal [17] · Milestone Society National ID [5] · Visitor Centre [2] Other Photos: · Modern Canal Milestone, Sankey Canal ·
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SJ5396, 70 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Barrie Pennington   (more nearby)
Contributed by
Mr Red   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 29 July, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 1 October, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 53497 96593 [1m precision]
WGS84: 53:27.8409N 2:42.1151W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 53497 96593
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