2015
SJ9105 : Canal near Cross Green in Staffordshire
taken 10 years ago, near to Coven, Staffordshire, England
This is 1 of 3 images, with title Canal near Cross Green in Staffordshire in this square
Canal near Cross Green in Staffordshire
Looking north with telephoto assistance as the canal meanders towards Calf Heath, Gailey and Penkridge. The pleasant but isolated private moorings on the right used to be managed by Coven Cruising Club, but I don't know the current (2023) situation. There is a winding hole off to the right.
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.
Winding Hole
A wind-ing hole (pronounced as in wind = breeze, not as wine-ding) is a wide section of the canal where narrowboats up to 70 feet (21.3 metres) in length, the maximum accommodated by most locks on the canal system, can be turned round.
![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
- Grid Square
- SJ9105, 89 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Roger D Kidd (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 3 June, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
- Subject Location
-
OSGB36:
SJ 9159 0578 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:38.9812N 2:7.5446W - Camera Location
-
OSGB36: SJ 9160 0568
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
