Trent & Mersey Canal - Lock 17 - Junction Lock - Alrewas, UK
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ntpayne
N 52° 43.433 W 001° 47.568
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The seventeenth lock on the Trent & Mersey canal
Waymark Code: WMVC2P
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/30/2017
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This is lock 17 on the Trent & Mersey (T&M) canal. It is the middle of the flight of five locks at Fradley. Apart from locks 1 to 6 (at the eastern end) and 75 & 75 at the northern end, all the other locks including this one are single width locks (approx. 7' 6").
The T&M was opened in 1777 and is 93 miles long from Derwent Mouth to Preston Brook and has 76 locks.
The T&M has very distinctive milestones showing the distances to Preston Brook and Shardlow (see Milestones category). They are all cast iron; 59 are originals from Rougeley & Dixon foundry in Stone, marked R&D Stone 1819; 34 are replacements marked T&MCS 1977.
Waterway Name: Trent & Mersey canal
Connected Points:
The T&M links the Rivers Trent & Mersey (via the Bridgwater) and also has junctions with many other famous canals including the River Weaver via the Anderton boat lift which then joins the Manchester Ship canal. Other canals include the Derby (now disused), Coventry, Staffordshire & Worcestershire and Macclesfield canals. It also has a junction with the Middlewich branch of the Shropshire Union canal.
Type: Lock
Date Opened: 01/01/1777
Elevation Difference (meters): 2.00
Site Status: Operational
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed
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