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These were built wider than normal canal locks in order to take wherries, which were broader in the beam than ordinary barges.

The canal turns to the north-east before reaching Broad Oak Bridge.

Beyond, Latchford Viaduct takes the railway high over the canal. A long slope is needed for trains to gain the necessary height.

According to some sources, they also helped to construct the nearby Basingstoke Canal. Odiham churchyard contains the graves of several French prisoners.

The old Turf Lock Inn stands near the lock gates where the Exeter Canal - probably the oldest in England - meets the Exe estuary.

The village's assets attract visitors and shoppers, whilst the River Soar brings in canal cruisers. Of its sizeable population, many commute to surrounding East Midland towns.

The Leeds/Liverpool Canal and the railway both increased access to new markets across the Pennines and down to the south.

A feast and fairground also took place between here and the canal side.

When the Ship Canal opened in 1894, traffic really was a mixed bag of sailing ships, steam ships and motor vessels. Here we see the docks with a mixed array of vessels just a year after opening.

Canals totally changed the transportation of goods around the country - in fact, once a string of boats started to move, it was possible for a single horse to pull up to 20 boats, each laden with up to

An old village on the Cheshire side of the Manchester Ship Canal, Flixton was developed as a residential suburb of Manchester.

Whenever the Chester Road and Northwich Road swing-bridges are opened to allow ships to pass along the Manchester Ship Canal, Warrington grinds to a halt; traffic tails back for hundreds of yards either

By the banks of the graceful River Wensum is the 15th-century gateway to the city's diminutive canal, which penetrates its way to the margins of the cathedral.

The two Bittell Reservoirs, the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and some pleasant countryside are all just a short stroll away for the lane's residents.

Until the mid 1930s, coal was transported from the Midlands via the Oxford Canal to Oxford, and thence along the Thames to Benson, where it was offloaded at the local wharf.

Further along the towpath, past the section through Sydney Gardens, the canal passes under the Warminster Road, almost converging with the Great Western Railway line.

These locks are so close together that in order to maintain a satisfactory supply of water, it was necessary to extend the canal at the left-hand side above each chamber.

This is where the (un-navigable) river Witham and the Roman-built Fossdyke Canal joined.

To the right was a canal and railway siding, where barges were loaded with lime and bricks for the local and London markets.

Another view of the Manchester Ship Canal, in this case beside the Old Quay.

There has been a hostelry on this site for many centuries, but this version was originally built to cater for the navigators who built the Grand Union Canal.

The Sheffield & South Yorkshire was established in 1895, and was created from a grouping of several much older waterways, including the Stainforth & Keady and the Sheffield canals.

The Sheffield & South Yorkshire was established in 1895, and was created from a grouping of several much older waterways, including the Stainforth & Keady and the Sheffield canals.

The lighthouse, seen here from St James's Green, was built in 1890: 'the light is of 800 candle power and occulates twice every 20 seconds'. On the left are Adelaide Cottage and Caithness House.