2012

SK3787 : Sheffield and Tinsley Canal

taken 12 years ago, near to Sheffield, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Sheffield and Tinsley Canal in this square
Sheffield and Tinsley Canal
Sheffield and Tinsley Canal
The canal just cuts across the NW corner of this grid square, and about 60 metres of the tow path from this point is in the square. Taken during the Geograph Conference 2012 first guided walk.
Sheffield and Tinsley Canal

The Sheffield and Tinsley Canal was opened in 1814 to carry boats between the navigable River Don at Tinsley and a new basin close to the heart of Sheffield. Before this date, goods had to be carried over poor roads to Tinsley Wharf on the River Don. LinkExternal link
See also LinkExternal link


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright David P Howard and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage City, Town centre Canals
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Sheffield and Tinsley Canal [3] Title Clusters: · Sheffield and Tinsley Canal [2] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SK3787, 44 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David P Howard   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 3 April, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 8 April, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3702 8798 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:23.2422N 1:26.6913W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3700 8797
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 80 times
You are not logged in login | register