Filled-in canal to Norbury Junction (C) Richard Law

SJ7721 : Filled-in canal to Norbury Junction

near to Sutton, Staffordshire, Great Britain

Filled-in canal to Norbury Junction

Taken from the bridge over the now filled-in Shrewsbury and Newport branch of the Shropshire Union canal. This ran from Norbury Junction, through Newport, and connected with pre-existing canals that ran to Shrewsbury and to the coalfields of the area where much of Telford now lies. It opened in 1835, and closed in the 1940s when rail competition won out. The fact that the canal by then was owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway company may have been a factor in this.

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2012

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Grid Square: SJ7721, 19 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Richard Law (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Sunday, 18 November, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 20 November, 2012
Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Grassland Derelict, Disused Canals
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 7744 2177 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:47.5812N 2:20.1598W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 7737 2177
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)