2019

SJ8837 : Trent and Mersey Canal south of Barlaston, Staffordshire

taken 5 years ago, near to Barlaston, Staffordshire, England

Trent and Mersey Canal south of Barlaston, Staffordshire
Trent and Mersey Canal south of Barlaston, Staffordshire
This shows the Trent and Mersey Canal, looking south-east from under Meaford Power Station Railway Bridge, towards Stone and Great Haywood. Bridge 101A used to carry railway lines to Meaford Power Station, now demolished.
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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SJ8837, 108 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 16 September, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8893 3708 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:55.8604N 2:9.9679W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8889 3713
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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