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SJ8354 : Trent and Mersey Canal Lock 41

taken 9 years ago, near to Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Trent and Mersey Canal Lock 41
Trent and Mersey Canal Lock 41
Trent and Mersey canal footbridge over the 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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Star Watcher   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 25 April, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 26 June, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8347 5463 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:5.3174N 2:14.8957W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 83483 54651
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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