2012

SK1213 : Trent and Mersey Canal west of Fradley Junction

taken 12 years ago, near to Rileyhill, Staffordshire, England

Trent and Mersey Canal west of Fradley Junction
Trent and Mersey Canal west of Fradley Junction
Looking west-north-west towards Handsacre, Rugeley, Great Haywood Junction and Stoke-on-Trent. Ravenshaw Wood is off to the left. Open farmland is behind the trees off to the right.
Trent and Mersey Canal

The Trent and Mersey Canal is 93·5 miles in length from Derwent Mouth to Preston Brook. The first cut was made by Josiah Wedgwood in July 1766 at Middleport (Stoke-on-Trent). The eastern section between Derwent Mouth and Shugborough (the junction with the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal) was already operational by 1770 and the whole canal through to Preston Brook, where it linked with the Bridgewater Canal was open for business by 1777. James Brindley was the engineer until his death in 1772. There are seventy-six locks en route to raise and lower the water level where hills impede the course. There are four tunnels, including the famous Harecastle Tunnel near Stoke-on-Trent.


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SK1213, 134 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 31 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 27 November, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1250 1382 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:43.3133N 1:48.9822W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1259 1378
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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