Brewood Wharf
Brewood Wharf stands on the Shropshire Union Canal, designed by Thomas Telford and opened in March 1835.
Canal Basin, Norbury Junction,
Norbury Junction was the junction between the Newport and the Liverpool and Birmingham sections of the Shropshire Union Canal.
The Newport branch of the canal was little used after 1920 and closed ...
Canal boat, Shebdon
The canal boat 'Gifford' belonging to canal ware artist and sign writer Martin Bunford of Shebdon, near High Offley pictured on the Shropshire Union Canal. His wife and three children are on the boat. ...
Canal boat, Shebdon
The canal boat 'Gifford' belonging to canal ware artist and sign writer Martin Bunford of Shebdon, near High Offley pictured on the Shropshire Union Canal. Martin leads the horse and his wife and three ...
Canal boat, Shebdon Bridge
A postcard advertising Waterborne Tours showing one of the company’s boats on the Shropshire Union Canal at Shebdon Bridge, near High Offley.
Waterborne Tours had offices at the Canal Wharf, Penkridge ...
Canal bridge, Cowley, Gnosall
Cowley Double Road Bridge from the south, bridge no.31 on the Shropshire Union Canal. It is sited south of Gnosall.
From the County Archaeology photograph collection held at Staffordshire Record Office....
Canal Lock, Newport Branch Canal, Oulton
The Newport branch of the Shropshire Union Canal started at Norbury Junction with a flight of seventeen locks.
The Newport branch of the canal was little used after 1920 and closed by Act of Parliament ...
Canal ware painter, Shebdon
Canal ware artist and sign writer Martin 'Bunny' Bunford of Shebdon, near High Offley pictured painting a Buckby can as his dog looks on.
Photographer: Lionel Holland of the StaffordshireNewsletter....
Canalware Buckby Can
A 3 gallon Buckby can used to hold fresh water on narrowboats for drinking. It has been painted with traditional 'roses and castles' decoration by Lisa Jenkins of Norbury Junction, Staffordshire.
The ...
Canalware dipper
This type of dipper was used on narrowboats to take water from the canal for cleaning puposes, and for the watering of animals.
Painted in traditional 'roses and castles' decoration by Lisa Jenkins ...
Codsall Road Bridge, Brewood
Cowley Tunnel, Gnosall
A pencil sketch on a blank white postcard. View of Cowley Tunnel on the Shropshire Union Canal, near Gnosall. Inscription: 'Canal at Gnosall 26/7/23 (5)'.. Dimensions 88mm x 140mm.
Artist: Sydney ...
Day trippers near High Bridge, Norbury
Day trippers near High Bridge, bridge no.39 on the Shropshire Union Canal.
Photographer: Harry Osbourne of Woodseaves.
Forton Aqueduct
This bridge carried the Shropshire Union canal over the River Meece near Forton. The Newport branch of the canal was little used after 1920, it was closed in 1955 and backfilled.
From the County Archaeology ...
High Bridge, Norbury
High Bridge from the south. It is sited on the Shropshire Union Canal near Norbury.
From the County Archaeology photograph collection held at Staffordshire Record Office.
High Bridge, Norbury
Slightly water damaged, this glass negative image shows a boat trip at High Bridge with its distinctive double arch over the Shropshire Union canal near Norbury.
Photographer: Harry Osbourne of Woodseaves....
Looking towards the Grammar School Bridge, Brewood
Norbury Junction,
Norbury Junction was the junction between the Newport and the Liverpool and Birmingham sections of the Shropshire Union Canal.
The Newport branch of the canal was little used after 1920 and was closed ...