2014

SJ8934 : Newcastle Road Lock in Stone, Staffordshire

taken 10 years ago, near to Stone, Staffordshire, England

Newcastle Road Lock in Stone, Staffordshire
Newcastle Road Lock in Stone, Staffordshire
Lock No 29 on the Trent and Mersey Canal.
Ahead is St Dominic's Preparatory School.

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.


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SJ8934, 321 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 2 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 17 October, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8983 3415 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.2812N 2:9.1590W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8983 3413
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