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SJ6931 : Hollings Bridge No 58 in the Woodseaves Cutting

taken 6 years ago, near to Woodseaves, Shropshire, England

Hollings Bridge No 58 in the Woodseaves Cutting
Hollings Bridge No 58 in the Woodseaves Cutting
The Woodseaves Cutting is part of the Shropshire Union Canal, it is about 2.7km long and up to 21 metres deep, it was completed in about 1832. It is crossed by four bridges.
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 Woodland, Forest Canals Primary Subject: Bridge other tags: Canal Cutting Canal Bridge Canal Towpath Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Completed in about 1832 [5] Title Clusters: · Hollings Bridge No 58 in the Woodseaves Cutting [2] ·
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SJ6931, 57 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mat Fascione   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 5 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 29 April, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 693 315 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:52.8428N 2:27.4222W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 693 316
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