2013

SJ8934 : Narrowboats on the Trent and Mersey Canal at Stonebridge

taken 11 years ago, near to Stone, Staffordshire, England

Narrowboats on the Trent and Mersey Canal at Stonebridge
Narrowboats on the Trent and Mersey Canal at Stonebridge
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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SJ8934, 321 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 11 July, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 13 July, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8940 3455 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.4965N 2:9.5433W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8940 3451
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