2015

SJ4960 : Tattenhall Marina

taken 9 years ago, near to Newton, Cheshire West And Chester, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title Tattenhall Marina in this square
Tattenhall Marina
Tattenhall Marina
The Shropshire Union Canal (from Autherley to Nantwich) was engineered by Thomas Telford and opened in 1835. There are long straight sections of this canal which required either embankments or cuttings to avoid the need for locks. Although this was a more difficult procedure, the end route was shorter and the progress for horse drawn working boats could be maintained with (hopefully) no stoppages. The canal (formerly the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal) was opened at a time when railways were making serious inroads into the canal companies' businesses.

The current Shroppie north of Nantwich was formerly the Chester Canal, opened in 1779, and has wider locks and bridges. Boats up to nine feet in beam can still navigate this section; Telford's canal accommodates only narrowboats up to seven feet in beam.

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SJ4960, 37 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 21 February, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 12 July, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4981 6028 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:8.2378N 2:45.1016W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4975 6017
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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