2022

SJ7066 : The Trent and Mersey Canal at The Moorings in Middlewich

taken 2 years ago, near to Middlewich, Cheshire East, England

The Trent and Mersey Canal at The Moorings in Middlewich
The Trent and Mersey Canal at The Moorings in Middlewich
There was once a salt works on this side of the canal, but now the site is all residential.
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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SJ7066, 269 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 August, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 27 November, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7033 6639 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:11.6256N 2:26.7326W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7031 6641
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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