2018

SJ8219 : Cowley Tunnel near Gnosall, Staffordshire

taken 6 years ago, near to Gnosall Heath, Staffordshire, England

Cowley Tunnel near Gnosall, Staffordshire
Cowley Tunnel near Gnosall, Staffordshire
This is the north portal of Cowley Tunnel.
The tunnel is 81 yards (74 metres) in length and wide enough for narrowboats to pass each other in it. On canal charts the tunnel is also listed as Bridge No 33.
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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SJ8219, 95 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 9 June, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 June, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8239 1980 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:46.5298N 2:15.7490W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8236 1984
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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