2022

SJ7066 : Wharf Cottage, Middlewich

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

Wharf Cottage, Middlewich
Wharf Cottage, Middlewich
Originally offices of the Trent and Mersey Canal Company, dating from the later 18th or early 19th century and later in residential use, but now becoming derelict. This area was known as Town Wharf and was used for dispatch of Cheshire cheese and other goods by water. [From an information board on site].
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 7045 6626 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:11.5559N 2:26.6241W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7046 6626
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