2017

SK0021 : Canal east of Little Haywood in Staffordshire

taken 6 years ago, near to Little Haywood, Staffordshire, England

Canal east of Little Haywood in Staffordshire
Canal east of Little Haywood in Staffordshire
Looking north-west towards Great Haywood Junction.
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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Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 6 October, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 16 November, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 0016 2146 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:47.4426N 1:59.9441W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 0019 2143
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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