2022

SK5779 : Morse Lock

taken 1 year ago, near to Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

This is 1 of 3 images, with title Morse Lock in this square
Morse Lock
Morse Lock
On the Chesterfield Canal. The lock bridge forms part of NCN Route 6
Chesterfield Canal :: SK3871

The Chesterfield Canal is a 46-mile-long navigable channel from the Derbyshire town of Chesterfield to the River Trent, passing through Staveley, Shireoaks, Worksop and Retford. The sections between West Stockwith junction on the Trent and Kiveton Park near Rotherham and from Staveley to just short of Chesterfield are navigable. The 10 miles from Norwood tunnel to Staveley are disused, Norwood tunnel has partly collapsed. The Chesterfield Canal trust plan to restore this section, but it requires a major diversion around Killamarsh.
The route is a typical James Brindley contour canal. An application was made to Parliament and the Act of Parliament received the Royal Assent on 28 March 1771. The canal was a success when it opened in 1777, however the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway opened a parallel line in 1849. The last commercial traffic was in 1908.

National Cycle Network Route 6

National Route 6 of the National Cycle Network passes through Watford, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Market Harborough, Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Worksop, Sheffield, Manchester, Blackburn, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Windermere, and will connect London and Threlkeld (nr. Keswick) in Cumbria when complete.

LinkExternal link National Route 6 on the Sustrans web site.


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Geographical Context: Canals Canal: Chesterfield Canal Primary Subject: Lock other tags: NCN Route 6 National Cycle Network Route 6 Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Morse Lock [14] · Part of NCN Route [3] Title Clusters: · Morse Lock [3] ·
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SK5779, 113 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Lally   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 12 October, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 3 November, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5789 7949 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:18.5517N 1:7.9589W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5787 7951
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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