2014

SJ8835 : Meaford Bottom Lock near Stone, Staffordshire

taken 10 years ago, near to Oulton, Staffordshire, England

Meaford Bottom Lock near Stone, Staffordshire
Meaford Bottom Lock near Stone, Staffordshire
I think this is a maple tree turning autumnal I know it becomes a spectacular golden red a little later in its cycle. The lock is No 31, the bottom lock in the flight of four. 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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SJ8835, 39 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 2 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 17 October, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8899 3518 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.8358N 2:9.9104W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8900 3511
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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