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[edit]DescriptionBoat entering Colwich Lock, Staffordshire - geograph.org.uk - 1177696.jpg |
English: Boat entering Colwich Lock, Staffordshire. The Trent and Mersey Canal Act was passed in Parliament in 1766. James Brindley was appointed engineer for the project. Construction took eleven years and the 93 mile canal was opened in 1777 from Derwent Mouth to Preston Brook. There are 76 locks. Colwich Lock, near Little Haywood, is Lock No 21, and alters the water level by 6ft 6in, about two metres. |
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Author | Roger Kidd |
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Camera location | 52° 47′ 14″ N, 1° 59′ 13″ W ![]() ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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Object location | 52° 47′ 15″ N, 1° 59′ 15″ W ![]() ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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