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Bridgewater Canal, Crane and Board, Leigh
by David Dixon
geograph for square SJ6599
This crane, situated near Leigh Bridge, at the western end of the Bridgewater... (more)
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Partially repaired canal bank strengthened with wattle
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SU1661
But still no back-filling yet. South bank of the Kennet & Avon canal. The... (more)
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Back-filled north bank, Kennet & Avon canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SU5466
Part of the bank repairs taking place between Midgham and Colthrop locks. The... (more)
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Manton Turnover Bridge [no 46]
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK6179
So-called because the towpath turns over from one side of the canal to the... (more)
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Grand Union Canal, Hatton Flight, Warwick
by David P Howard
geograph for square SP2565
Category: Canal bank
View SW from the towpath. There are about 50 metres of canal and towpath in the... (more)
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Canal Side East, north of Newport
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE8531
Low brick walls face each other on both banks of the Market Weighton canal. They... (more)
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Cattle on the bank of the north Oxford Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP5367
Breaking down the canal bank between bridges 87 and 88. They are grazing a ridge... (more)
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Land-based crane, south bank, Wheatley Cut
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE5905
Used to load steel piles before they are taken across the canal, to the bank... (more)
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Crane on a pontoon, south bank, Wheatley Cut
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE5905
Used to transport steel piles across the canal, to the bank strengthening works... (more)
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Towpath bridge, Dudley No 1 Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9388
Changing the towpath from the east bank to the west bank.
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Mute Swans Feeding on the Bridgewater Canal
by David Dixon
for square SJ6887
The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a very large white waterbird. It has a long... (more)
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Frodsham Score, north bank, Manchester Ship Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ4878
An earth bank between the Manchester Ship Canal and the Mersey estuary.
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Sheep on the northern bank, Manchester Ship Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ4677
The rest of the flock are further into the Ince Banks saltmarsh, away from the canal.
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Rubble, north bank, Manchester Ship Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ4577
Possibly some of the sandstone blocks from the original canal bank.
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Bullock in the canal, between bridges 19 and 20
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK6011
Cattle erode unprotected banks.
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Eroded canal bank, west of Kilby Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP6097
Usually caused by cattle.
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Bank maintenance between bridges 22A and 22
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ6764
On the east bank of the Middlewich Branch, Shropshire Union Canal.
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Repaired canal breach
by Stephen Craven
geograph for square SE2037
This section of canal bank seemed to have been recently rebuilt, but there was... (more)
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Canal bank below Woodborough Hill
by Fly
geograph for square SU1160
Looking from the banks of the Kennet & Avon Canal across farmland towards... (more)
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Rochdale Canal bank, south of bridge 52
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SD9315
It looks as if a nature habitat has been created behind the piling, but it may... (more)
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Safety fencing on the Don riverbank [2]
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE5906
The western end of the piling works on the south bank of the unnavigable river.... (more)
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Bow wave breaking on the north bank
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ7697
Boaters on other canals are discouraged from creating bow waves, which break... (more)
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Heron on Macclesfield Canal
by David Dixon
for square SJ9483
A Grey Heron stands alert on the bank of the Macclesfield Canal, near Barlow House Farm.
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Bury & Bolton Canal
by David Dixon
geograph for square SD7807
Category: Canal bank
View looking south eastwards along the canal towards Water Street, Radcliffe. To... (more)
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Unknown structure, north bank, Manchester Ship Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ4979
Not the navigation beacon on the earth bank, but the ?reinforcement at the... (more)
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Landing stage, north bank, Manchester Ship Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ4777
The saltmarsh on Ince Banks cannot be accessed by road, only by boat.
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Lifebelt on the north bank, Manchester Ship Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ4677
For the benefit of shepherds on Ince Banks?
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Marker 375, Manchester Ship Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ4677
On the north bank in front of an unknown structure on Ince Banks.
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Beacon 104, Manchester Ship Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ4477
On the north bank, with Ince Banks and the Mersey estuary beyond.
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Beacon 102, Manchester Ship Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ4477
On the north bank, opposite Stanlow oil refinery. Beyond is Ince Banks and the... (more)
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Newly installed coir roll on the towpath edge, Aylestone
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK5701
Coir rolls stabilise bank edges, but allow plants to grow through. 'An... (more)
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Trying to drink the canal dry, near Green's Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP4977
And eroding this bank of the North Oxford canal.
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Safety fencing on the Don riverbank [1]
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE5906
The western end of the piling works on the south bank of the unnavigable river.... (more)
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Steel piles on the Don riverbank [2]
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE5906
Some are in, some are not. The flood bank divides the navigable Wheatley Cut,... (more)
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Steel piles on the Don riverbank [1]
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SE5906
Despite appearances, not an art installation. The flood bank divides the... (more)
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Wooden jetty, eastern end, south of Bob's Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ5684
On the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal. Just four wooden triangles for a... (more)
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Sandstone, the Manchester Ship Canal's north bank
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ7091
The canal follows the canalised River Mersey here, so sometimes the banks are... (more)
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Canal bank in Middlewich, Cheshire
by Roger D Kidd
geograph for square SJ6965
Bridge No 28 was probably an accommodation bridge for farmers and a manor before... (more)
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Lone Angler
by David Dixon
geograph for square SD6007
A solitary angler on the bank of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at New Springs.
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Canal Bank
by Gordon Griffiths
geograph for square SO8691
The view from the Botterham Top Lock on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire... (more)
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Cattle breaking down the North Oxford canal bank
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP4977
Grazing and drinking, east of Newbold on Avon.
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East [off-side] bank, Grand Western Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SS9912
Beautifully clear water, but quite weedy. Seen from a self-drive hire boat. This... (more)
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Repaired towpath bank, Kennet & Avon canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SU3067
Between locks 68 and 69.
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Awaiting backfill along the south bank
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SU1761
Between bridges 113 and 112 on the Kennet & Avon canal.
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Partially repaired south bank, Kennet & Avon canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SU1761
Still to be back-filled with dredgings. West of bridge 112.
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Rocky north bank, Manchester Ship Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ6889
The canalised River Mersey makes up this stretch of the MSC, so sometimes the... (more)
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No mooring along this towpath
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK6078
Chesterfield canal bank returning to nature, west of Manton Bridge.
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Chesterfield Canal, north of Shaw's Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK7392
There are a lot of willows on the banks of this section of the canal.
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Hodson's Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK7593
Bridge 79 on the Chesterfield Canal provides access to fields on the west bank.
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Greening field beyond reedy canal bank
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK7694
Between bridges 81 and 80 on the Chesterfield Canal.
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