2015

SJ3832 : Val Hill No 2 Bridge near Tetchill, Shropshire

taken 9 years ago, near to Tetchill, Shropshire, England

Val Hill No 2 Bridge near Tetchill, Shropshire
Val Hill No 2 Bridge near Tetchill, Shropshire
Val Hill No 2 Bridge is No 65 across the Llangollen Canal south-west of Tetchill, and is an accommodation bridge with no public access into adjacent fields.

Rob Farrow adds:
Llangollen Canal

The Llangollen canal is an arm of the Shropshire Union canal that runs from Hurleston Junction to Llangollen with a wide variety of scenery along its course. Its total length is 46 miles, but the last 1½ miles from Llangollen to Llantisilio is unnavigable by any boats over about 10' length.
The canal's vital statistics for craft are:
Length 72 '
Beam 6'10"
Headroom 7'
Draught 2'3" (Hurleston to Pontcysyllte) 2' (P. to Llangollen)
These are the maximum dimensions for any craft, based on the minimum dimensions of locks & bridges.
There are a total of 21 locks on the canal, but only two between Llangollen and Whitchurch (a distance of about 31 miles). One of the most notable things about the canal is the strong flow especially in the "narrows" near Llangollen and in the tunnels near Chirk. About 12 million gallons of water passes down this canal from the River Dee to the Shropshire Union every day.
The most famous feature of this canal is the superb feat of engineering that is the 200-year-old Pontcysyllte Aqueduct rising 126' above the River Dee and running for over 335 yds - for more information on this see the numerous photos for squares SJ2742 and SJ2741


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · South-west of Tetchill [13] · Val Hill No 2 Bridge No 65 [7] · Rob Farrow Adds [2] ·
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SJ3832, 69 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 21 September, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 15 July, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3863 3203 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:52.9328N 2:54.8047W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3862 3203
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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