2019

SJ9922 : Great Haywood Junction in Staffordshire

taken 5 years ago, near to Great Haywood, Staffordshire, England

Great Haywood Junction in Staffordshire
Great Haywood Junction in Staffordshire
The Trent and Mersey Canal continues north towards Stoke-on-Trent. To the left, through Bridge No 109, the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal goes west towards Stafford and Wolverhampton
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.

Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal was opened in 1772, engineered by James Brindley. It cost a little over £100,000 at the time. It links the River Severn at Stourport to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Great Haywood Junction in Staffordshire. There are 43 locks (45 if you don't fancy the deep wide locks at Stourport) and the canal is 46 miles in length.


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SJ9922, 551 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 22 May, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 18 June, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9948 2297 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:48.2570N 2:0.5493W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9950 2293
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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