2015

SK5779 : View from Highground Bridge

taken 9 years ago, near to Rhodesia, Nottinghamshire, England

View from Highground Bridge
View from Highground Bridge
Looking along the pound to Stret Lock.
Chesterfield Canal :: SK3871

The Chesterfield Canal is a 46-mile-long navigable channel from the Derbyshire town of Chesterfield to the River Trent, passing through Staveley, Shireoaks, Worksop and Retford. The sections between West Stockwith junction on the Trent and Kiveton Park near Rotherham and from Staveley to just short of Chesterfield are navigable. The 10 miles from Norwood tunnel to Staveley are disused, Norwood tunnel has partly collapsed. The Chesterfield Canal trust plan to restore this section, but it requires a major diversion around Killamarsh.
The route is a typical James Brindley contour canal. An application was made to Parliament and the Act of Parliament received the Royal Assent on 28 March 1771. The canal was a success when it opened in 1777, however the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway opened a parallel line in 1849. The last commercial traffic was in 1908.

Cuckoo Way

Following restoration of the Chesterfield Canal, the whole 46 mile length of the towpath from Chesterfield to West Stockwith was designated as a long distance footpath.


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Geographical Context: Canals Primary Subject: Canal Canal: Chesterfield Canal other tags: Canal Bridge Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SK5779, 113 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 20 January, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 27 January, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5721 7976 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:18.7018N 1:8.5683W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5715 7979
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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