2014

SD9050 : Narrowboats at East Marton

taken 10 years ago, near to East Marton, North Yorkshire, England

Narrowboats at East Marton
Narrowboats at East Marton
The Leeds and Liverpool canal, just to the south of SD9050 : The Double Arched Bridge at East Marton.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal :: SD8842

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is the longest canal in Northern England at 127 miles long. The first of the trans-Pennine canals it took 46 years to build at a cost of five times the original budget, mainly because of the length and complexity of the route. It passes through 91 locks with a summit level of 487 feet at Foulridge near Nelson and Colne. It was originally conceived in the 18th century to carry woollen goods from Leeds and Bradford and limestone from Skipton but in its 19th century heyday it carried stone, coal and many other goods. The impact of the railways was not as great as with other canals and commercial traffic continued along the main canal until 1964. Regular work stopped in 1972 when the movement of coal to Wigan Power Station ceased. In the latter part of the 20th century the leisure potential of the canal was developed and it is now a popular destination for cruising, fishing, walking and cycling. See LinkExternal link for detailed information.


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Geographical Context: Canals Camera: Panasonic DMC-G3 Canal: Leeds and Liverpool other tags: Canal Canal Towpath Narrowboats Tow Path Towing Path Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Leeds Liverpool Canal at East Marton [41] · Narrowboats [4] ·
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SD9050, 207 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 26 July, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 30 July, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 9097 5074 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:57.1605N 2:8.3452W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 90950 50786
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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