2018

SJ7725 : Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Old Lea

taken 6 years ago, near to High Offley, Staffordshire, England

Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Old Lea
Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Old Lea
Autherley Junction 18 miles.
Nantwich 21 miles.
Norbury Junction 2½ miles.
SJ7725 : Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Old Lea, for a closer view of the milepost.
SJ7824 : Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Rue Hill, the previous milepost along the canal.
SJ7526 : Shropshire Union Canal milepost near Shebdon Wharf, the next milepost along the canal.
The Shropshire Union Canal

The Shropshire Union Canal (from Autherley to Nantwich) was engineered by Thomas Telford and opened in 1835. There are long straight sections of this canal which required either embankments or cuttings to avoid the need for locks. Although this was a more difficult procedure, the end route was shorter and the progress for horse drawn working boats could be maintained with (hopefully) no stoppages. The canal (formerly the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal) was opened at a time when railways were making serious inroads into the canal companies' businesses.

The current Shroppie north of Nantwich was formerly the Chester Canal, opened in 1779, and has wider locks and bridges. Boats up to nine feet in beam can still navigate this section; Telford's canal accommodates only narrowboats up to seven feet in beam.


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SJ7725, 152 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 6 May, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 13 May, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7740 2577 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:49.7385N 2:20.2120W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7740 2577
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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