2022

SJ7066 : The dry dock above Middlewich Middle Lock

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

The dry dock above Middlewich Middle Lock
The dry dock above Middlewich Middle Lock
For a view inside on an earlier occasion, see SJ7066 : Inside the boatyard at Middlewich. The Herras fencing suggests it may now be disused. The dock is covered by the grade II listing of the locks.
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 7077 6601 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:11.4221N 2:26.3354W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7075 6602
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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