Tower Wharf Crane - Chester, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 11.617 W 002° 53.934
30U E 506753 N 5893813
THis old cane stands at the side of a canal wharf and was used for loading and unloading canal boats.
Waymark Code: WMWFPQ
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/29/2017
Views: 2
Before canals became popular in the UK there was a port on the River Dee at Chester.
After the Trent and Mersy Canal was built a lot of boat traffic diverted to the canal and Chester was worried about losing all its trade and so proposed a canal from the River Dee to connect to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Middlewich with a branch to Nantwich. However the Trent and Mersey Canal were unco-operative about a junction at Middlewich, and so the route to Nantwich was opened in 1779.
Later on in 1795 the Ellesmere Canal was built from Ellesmere Port to connect to the Chester Canal and later after other extensions various parts of the Canal were merged to form the Shropshire Union Canal.
This area is where the Ellesmere Canal had a branch to join onto the River Dee and various wharves and warehouse were built to trans ship goods between river boats and canal boats.
Tower Wharf and its warehouses is on the opposite side of the canal to the branch down to the River Dee.
The area around the wharf has recently been redeveloped with apartments and a warehouse has been converted into a pub.
The crane has been left on the wharf as a reminder of the area's history.
Type of Machine: Crane
Year the machine was built: Not listed
Year the machine was put on display: Not listed
Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed
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