2012

SJ6274 : Trent and Mersey Canal, Barnton Tunnel

taken 12 years ago, near to Barnton, Cheshire West And Chester, England

Trent and Mersey Canal, Barnton Tunnel
Trent and Mersey Canal, Barnton Tunnel
A narrowboat exits the western portal of Barnton Tunnel on the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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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Geographical Context: Canals Canal: Trent and Mersey other tags: Canal Tunnel Narrowboat Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Portal [6] · Trent Mersey Canal [6] · Western [5] · Western Portal of Barnton Tunnel [2] ·
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SJ6274, 24 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 5 September, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 7 September, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6299 7485 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:16.1604N 2:33.3831W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6296 7487
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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