2018

SJ6541 : Shropshire Union Canal near Cox Bank, Cheshire

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

Shropshire Union Canal near Cox Bank, Cheshire
Shropshire Union Canal near Cox Bank, Cheshire
This is the tree lined approach of the Shropshire Union Canal approaching Audlem Top Lock form the south.
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: Canals
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · South of Audlem [19] · Approaching [8] · Tree [4] Title Clusters: · Shropshire Union Canal near Cox Bank, Cheshire [3] ·
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SJ6541, 101 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 5 June, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 February, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6594 4139 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:58.1267N 2:30.5155W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6595 4135
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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