2018

SJ8021 : Stop lock on the Shropshire Union Canal

taken 6 years ago, 3 km from Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England

Stop lock on the Shropshire Union Canal
Stop lock on the Shropshire Union Canal
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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Geographical Context: Lowlands Paths Canals Primary Subject: Lock other tags: Canal Towpath Stop Lock Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SJ8021, 37 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 6 May, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 12 May, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 804 215 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:47.4588N 2:17.5163W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 804 215
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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