2022

SJ7065 : Shropshire Union canal east of St Ann's Road

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

Shropshire Union canal east of St Ann's Road
Shropshire Union canal east of St Ann's Road
By act of 1827 the Chester Canal Middlewich Branch runs 10 miles with 3 locks from Barbridge Junction (Shropshire Union Main Line) to Wardle Lock, Middlewich, where it joins the Trent & Mersey Canal. The canal became part of the Shropshire Union system in 1846 that was taken over by the London and North Western Railway within a year. The Trent and Mersey insisted that there should be no direct connection at Middlewich, and instead built the short Wardle Canal and lock to join the two, charging large compensation tolls for traffic passing along it. The canal was the location for trials with locomotive haulage of boats in 1888, using a narrow-gauge engine from Crewe railway works, but no further action was taken.

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Geographical Context: Canals
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SJ7065, 183 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 August, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 27 November, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7040 6569 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:11.2483N 2:26.6658W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7036 6569
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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