2013

SJ5848 : Wrenbury Mill

taken 11 years ago, near to Wrenbury, Cheshire East, England

This is 1 of 3 images, with title Wrenbury Mill in this square
Wrenbury Mill
Wrenbury Mill
There is a boater-operated lift bridge here together with a boatyard and two pubs making it a busy spot for boat movements.
Llangollen Canal

The Llangollen canal is an arm of the Shropshire Union canal that runs from Hurleston Junction to Llangollen with a wide variety of scenery along its course. Its total length is 46 miles, but the last 1½ miles from Llangollen to Llantisilio is unnavigable by any boats over about 10' length.
The canal's vital statistics for craft are:
Length 72 '
Beam 6'10"
Headroom 7'
Draught 2'3" (Hurleston to Pontcysyllte) 2' (P. to Llangollen)
These are the maximum dimensions for any craft, based on the minimum dimensions of locks & bridges.
There are a total of 21 locks on the canal, but only two between Llangollen and Whitchurch (a distance of about 31 miles). One of the most notable things about the canal is the strong flow especially in the "narrows" near Llangollen and in the tunnels near Chirk. About 12 million gallons of water passes down this canal from the River Dee to the Shropshire Union every day.
The most famous feature of this canal is the superb feat of engineering that is the 200-year-old Pontcysyllte Aqueduct rising 126' above the River Dee and running for over 335 yds - for more information on this see the numerous photos for squares SJ2742 and SJ2741


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SJ5848, 46 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 8 September, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 15 September, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 5899 4803 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:1.6785N 2:36.7748W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 5897 4801
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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