2019

SJ6352 : Shropshire Union Canal at Nantwich Junction

taken 5 years ago, near to Acton, Cheshire East, England

Shropshire Union Canal at Nantwich Junction
Shropshire Union Canal at Nantwich Junction
The bridge on the left is crossing the entrance to the 150 metre arm which is the original terminus of the Chester Canal. It is now used as a boatyard and marina.
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 Paths Canals Primary Subject: Canal Towpath other tags: Canal Towpath Canal Junction Canal Bridge Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Nantwich Junction Bridge [10] · Original Terminus of the Chester Canal [6] · Boatyard and Marina [4] ·
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SJ6352, 66 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 6 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 16 July, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 639 529 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:4.3372N 2:32.3797W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 639 529
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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