2023

SK4329 : The Trent & Mersey Canal

taken 1 year ago, near to Shardlow, Derbyshire, England

The Trent & Mersey Canal
The Trent & Mersey Canal
Hicken's Bridge carrying the A50 visible in the distance.
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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SK4329, 42 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Lally   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 18 March, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 18 March, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4323 2998 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:51.9344N 1:21.5573W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 43271 29994
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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