Gnosall, The Canal c.1960
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Photo of Gnosall, The Canal c.1960

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The Shropshire Union Canal, engineered by Thomas Telford and con- structed between 1827 and 1835, was the last of the major canals. It linked Birmingham to the Mersey, and was built in a more direct line than previous canals, sometimes through deep cuttings, to reduce distances in an attempt to compete with railways. The Boat Inn stands beside the bridge.

Memories of Gnosall, the Canal c1960

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The Boat is the name of the Inn on the left of the picture. As children we used to walk across the top of bridge wall and, as a further dare, across the pipes which ran just below the parapet, above the water.    Once, when I was serenely paddling the canoe back from Cowley Tunnel, a loaded barge came up behind me 'out of no-where'. It was MUCH BIGGER than I would have thought a barge could be, even if I had expected one, ...see more