2013

SJ9822 : Canal at Tixall Wide in Staffordshire

taken 11 years ago, near to Tixall, Staffordshire, England

Canal at Tixall Wide in Staffordshire
Canal at Tixall Wide in Staffordshire
North-east of here the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal widens out to resemble an elongated lake. About a mile ahead is Great Haywood Junction, where this canal meets the Trent and Mersey Canal. This is a very popular place to moor during the "boating season". LinkExternal link

Aerial images dated 2021 show that the larger poplar tree has been removed.
Staffordshire and Worcester Canal

The Staffordshire and Worcester Canal runs for 46 miles (74 km) connecting to the River Severn at the historic Stourport Basins in the town of Stourport and at its northern end, in Staffordshire, it passes the grounds of the Shugborough Estate, before joining the Trent & Mersey Canal. The canal was authorised by an Act of Parliament on 14 May 1766 and engineered by James Brindley. The canal was completed in 1771 for a cost which exceeded the authorised capital, and opened to trade in 1772. Trade declined when the newer Worcester and Birmingham Canal opened in 1815. Although profits fell steadily from the 1860s it remained independent until the canals were nationalised in 1947. In 1959 it was planned to close the canal, but was saved through the efforts of a volunteer group, the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Society. The canal was re-classified as a cruiseway in 1968, and all of it was declared to be a Conservation Area the following year. This has resulted in historical buildings and structures being retained and improved sympathetically


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Geographical Context: Canals
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SJ9822, 168 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 16 August, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 1 March, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9838 2274 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:48.1328N 2:1.5282W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9829 2261
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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