2018

SJ7426 : Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Knighton

taken 6 years ago, near to Knighton, Staffordshire, England

Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Knighton
Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Knighton
Autherley Junction 20 miles.
Nantwich 19 miles.
Norbury Junction 4½ miles.
SJ7426 : Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Knighton, for a wider view of the milepost.
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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Geographical Context: Lowlands Canals Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone other tags: Milepost Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · View of the Milepost [2] Other Photos: · Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Knighton Title Clusters: · Shropshire Union Canal milepost at Knighton [2] ·
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SJ7426, 65 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 6 May, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 13 May, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 744 269 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:50.3831N 2:22.8892W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 744 269
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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