Trent & Mersey Canal Milepost – King's Bromley, UK
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Trent & Mersey Canal Milepost – King's Bromley, UK
Waymark Code: WMVXD8
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/07/2017
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The Trent and Mersey canal was the UK's first long distance canal and, as the name suggests, was built to connect the Rivers Trent and Mersey. (Access to the Mersey was actually via the Bridgewater Canal with some locks at Runcorn that no longer exist).
It opened in 1777 and is 93.5 miles (150.5 km) long and stretches from its connection with the Bridgewater Canal at Preston Brook to its connection with the River Trent at Derwent Mouth.
The mileposts all have a standard design and give the distance to Preston Brook and Shardlow which is just short of Derwent Mouth.
There are 59 original mileposts left. These were made by Rougeley & Dixon in Stone, Staffordshire. These posts bear the inscription R&D Stone 1819.
The other 35 mileposts are replicas that are inscribed T&MCS 1977. These were placed by the Trent & Mersey Canal Society; many are sponsored by patrons and have plaques commemorating them at their bases.
This particular milestone is 27 miles from Shardlow and 65 miles from Preston Brook.
It is a replica milepost installed by the canal society.
Condition: Worn
Date placed: 01/01/1977
Material: Metal
Inscription:
SHARDLOW 27 MILES
PRESTON BROOK 65 MILES
T&MCS 1977
Name of road: Trent & Mersey canal
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