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Harecastle Tunnels, Trent & Mersey Canal � 1980
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SJ8354
The north portal of Thomas Telford's later tunnel to the left, with the... (more)
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Canalside buildings, Gailey
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square SJ9210
At Gailey, Thomas Telford's Holyhead Road passes over James Brindley's... (more)
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James Brindley, Coventry Canal Basin
by David Dixon
geograph for square SP3379
The Coventry Basin features a bronze statue of the famous 18th-century canal... (more)
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Wheelock Bottom and Top locks
by Stephen Craven
geograph for square SJ7559
The bottom locks (Lock No.66, foreground, circa 1775 by James Brindley) are... (more)
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James Brindley on the Llangollen Canal
by Gerald England
geograph for square SJ2142
Named after one of the pioneer canal engineers the James Brindley is horse drawn... (more)
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Brindley Mill, Leek
by Chris Allen
for square SJ9756
Built in 1752 by James Brindley. This is the stone floor with three sets of... (more)
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Bridge 216, Oxford Canal, Enslow
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP4818
It must be doubtful whether the towpath was originally so constricted, but it... (more)
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Brindley's Mill, Leek
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ9756
A water mill in Leek that was the work of renowned millwright James Brindley and... (more)
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Brindley Mill, Leek
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ9756
The historic mill by James Brindley with the water wheel visible. The water is... (more)
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From Loop to Lea - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
A view from the bridge over the entrance to the Soho Loop to Lea Bridge, where... (more)
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Rotton Park bridge approach - Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
This is the ramp to Rotton Park Junction Bridge, with Lea Bridge beyond. The... (more)
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Bridge over the River Churnet
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SJ9756
This Grade II listed bridge is described as being 18th century. It spans a... (more)
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Brindley's Mill
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SJ9756
Built in 1752 as a corn mill by James Brindley, famous for his work in the... (more)
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Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal north of Stourton, Staffordshire
by Roger D Kidd
geograph for square SO8686
Beyond the hedge, the flood plain of the Smestow River is much used for paddocks... (more)
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Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal north of Stourton, Staffordshire
by Roger D Kidd
geograph for square SO8686
A narrowboat travelling north towards Ashwood has just negotiated Prestwood... (more)
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Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal near Prestwood, Staffordshire
by Roger D Kidd
geograph for square SO8686
Seen from the bridleway crossing Prestwood Bridge (No 34). The canal was opened... (more)
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Coventry Canal Basin
by Ian Capper
geograph for square SP3379
The terminus of the Coventry Canal. In the foreground is a statue of the... (more)
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Coventry Canal Basin
by Ian Capper
geograph for square SP3379
The terminus of the Coventry Canal. In the foreground is a statue of the... (more)
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Statue of James Brindley at Etruria
by Chris Allen
for square SJ8746
A civil engineer famous for his canal work and commemorated alongside the Caldon Canal.
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Pioneer Quay
by Gerald England
geograph for square SJ8397
The bridge in view carries the main railway line over the Rochdale Canal. A... (more)
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Morton Canal Aqueduct
by Stephen Craven
geograph for square SE1041
The 'aqueduct' (better described as a bridge, as it is a single short... (more)
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Dowley Gap Aqueduct
by Stephen Craven
geograph for square SE1238
The seven arches of this grade 2 listed aqueduct (list entry 1133548) takes the... (more)
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Worsley Dry Docks
by Gerald England
geograph for square SD7400
The docks are Grade II listed... (more)
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Junction Bridge 3 - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
Another view of Rotton Park Junction Bridge of 1854 over the entrance to the... (more)
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From Lea to Loop - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
A view of Lea Bridge, straddling the Birmingham Canal New Main Line, and beyond... (more)
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Under the bridge - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
This view of Rotton Park Junction was taken from under the shelter of the Rotton... (more)
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Junction Bridge 2 - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
Another view of this bridge, dated 1854, which stands over the entrance to the... (more)
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The Loop again - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
This view, taken from the Rotton Park Junction Bridge, shows the Icknield Port... (more)
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Over the Loop - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
This view, taken from the Rotton Park Junction Bridge, shows the Icknield Port... (more)
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Junction Bridge 1 - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
This bridge, dated 1854, stands over the entrance to the Icknield Port Loop, a... (more)
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Rotton Park Junction 2 - Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
A view of Rotton Park Junction taken from Lea Bridge. On the skyline are traces... (more)
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Lea Bridge - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
Lea Bridge, crossing the Birmingham New Main Line Canal at Rotton Park Junction.... (more)
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Now for leisure - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
Here in Rotton Park on that November afternoon, two narrowboats have passed... (more)
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The Grocers' Warehouse Cogwheel
by Gerald England
for square SJ8397
The opening of the Bridgewater Canal in 1764 meant that coal, from the mines at... (more)
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Brindley's Mill, Leek - stone floor
by Chris Allen
for square SJ9756
This shows two of the three pairs of overdrift stones that are turned by a... (more)
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Brindley Mill, Leek - waterwheel
by Chris Allen
for square SJ9756
Breastshot waterwheel.
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Brindley Mill. Leek
by Chris Allen
for square SJ9756
The top floor with two generations of sack hoist.
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Brindley Mill, Leek
by Chris Allen
for square SJ9756
This shows the gear room at ground level. The pit wheel and wallower are seen... (more)
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Brindley's Harecastle tunnel of 1777
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SJ8451
This is the older, disused, one of the two tunnels at Harecastle. A roof fall... (more)
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Rotton Park Junction 1 - Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
This junction was the result of Telford's work in creating the Birmingham... (more)
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Lea Bridge again - Rotton Park, Birmingham
by Martin Richard Phelan
geograph for square SP0487
A slightly more distant view of Lea Bridge than that shown in Rotton Park - Lea... (more)
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Coventry Canal Basin
by David Dixon
geograph for square SP3379
The canal warehouses are Grade II listed buildings... (more)
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