2011

SJ8415 : Ryehill Cutting Bridge near Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire

taken 13 years ago, near to Marston, Staffordshire, England

Ryehill Cutting Bridge near Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire
Ryehill Cutting Bridge near Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire
Mature deciduous trees surround the canal as it progresses through Ryehill Cutting towards Bridge No 23. The accommodation bridge carries a bridleway. The trees on the west side of the canal are on an area known as Goblinhole.
Accommodation Bridges

When the canals (or railways) were built in the 18th and 19th centuries, they were often routed in such a way that farmers and other landowners had their land bisected, so bridges had to be provided to allow access to fields on both sides of the canal. These bridges are frequently referred to as accommodation bridges, and however solid and well constructed, often don't lead anywhere except from one field to another.

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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SJ8415, 64 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 24 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 8 February, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 845 156 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:44.2771N 2:13.8116W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 845 155
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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