2017

SJ7065 : The Kings Lock, Middlewich

taken 6 years ago, near to Middlewich, Cheshire East, England

The Kings Lock, Middlewich
The Kings Lock, Middlewich
The pub is immediately adjacent to lock 71 on the Trent & Mersey Canal. On a warm day customers can sit outside the front of the pub and watch the activities of boaters.
Trent and Mersey Canal

The Trent and Mersey Canal is 93·5 miles in length from Derwent Mouth to Preston Brook. The first cut was made by Josiah Wedgwood in July 1766 at Middleport (Stoke-on-Trent). The eastern section between Derwent Mouth and Shugborough (the junction with the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal) was already operational by 1770 and the whole canal through to Preston Brook, where it linked with the Bridgewater Canal was open for business by 1777. James Brindley was the engineer until his death in 1772. There are seventy-six locks en route to raise and lower the water level where hills impede the course. There are four tunnels, including the famous Harecastle Tunnel near Stoke-on-Trent.


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Geographical Context: Business, Retail, Services Canals Primary Subject: Public House other tags: Pub Lock Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Kings Lock [36] · Pub [16] · King's Lock No 71 [8] Title Clusters: · The Kings Lock, Middlewich [2] ·
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SJ7065, 183 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 26 December, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 31 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7067 6563 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:11.2168N 2:26.4230W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7065 6563
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