Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal Mile 0 - Nantwich, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 04.347 W 002° 32.386
30U E 530834 N 5880429
This canal milestone marks the start of what was originally the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal.
Waymark Code: WMY2E7
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/07/2018
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The canal was built to connect the Chester Canal at Nantwich to the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Autherley. There is also a junction at Norbury with what was the Newport Branch of Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal.
Subsequently a number of canals including The Chester Canal and the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal were merged to form the modern Shropshire Union Canal.
The milestones on this part of the Shropshire Union Canal still give distances relating to the original Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal.
The post has three separate plates showing distances to Nantwich (in this case zero), the end at Autherley and the Norbury junction.
The milestone is next to a bridge at the start of the canal that takes the towpath to a wharf just off the mainline of the canals.
Condition: Immaculate
Date placed: 01/01/1826
Material: Metal
Inscription:
| | AUTHERLEY | | NANTWICH | JUNCTION | | | 39 MILES |
NORBURY
JUNCTION
23 1/2 MILES
Name of road: Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal
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