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	Ellesmere Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ellesmere Canal merged with the Chester Canal in 1813, and a further merger with the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal in 1845 was followed in 1846 by the formation of the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company.
		As the canal was never intended to go to Llangollen, this renaming is a delightfully ironic twist symbolic of the canal's convoluted development and failure to do what it started out to do, but the route today makes for a delightful journey with a dramatic final few kilometres from Chirk to Llangollen.
		The Ellesmere Canal south of Frankton Junction, including the Llanymynch Branch, is nowadays considered part of the Montgomery Canal, and the isolated northern section from Chester to Ellesmere Port considered part of the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ellesmere_Canal (731 words)

	Llangollen Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ellesmere Canal was intended to provide a route from coalfields and ironworks near Wrexham to the sea.
		It also linked to the Montgomeryshire Canal from near Llanymynech: though nowadays we consider the Montgomery Canal to start at "Frankton Junction" in Shropshire, the first part of this was the Llanymynech Branch of the Ellesmere Canal.
		The canal's most notable features include the spectacular Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, an aqueduct engineered by Telford to carry the canal over the valley of the River Dee east of Llangollen (the Dee also supplies the canal with water, taken from the weir at the Horseshoe Falls, about three miles west of Llangollen).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Llangollen_Canal (284 words)

	Aqueduct
		Hence canals with large basins took the place of the aqueducts of Greece and Rome, and the stupendous scale on which in Egypt the waters of the Nile, and in Babylonia the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates, were utilized, was a marvel to ancient travelers.
		The height from the surface of the water in the Dee to that in the canal is 126 feet 8 inches.
		An aqueduct near Edinburgh, conveying the waters of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal across the valley of the Water of Leith at Slateford, is an elegant structure, similar in plan to that of Chirk, only that the water-channel is composed entirely of cast-iron, which is moreover built in with masonry.
	www.1902-encyclopedia.com /A/AQU/aqueduct.html (10514 words)

	Thomas Telford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Telford's reputation in Shropshire led to his appointment in 1793 to manage the detailed design and construction of the Ellesmere Canal, linking the ironworks and collieries of Wrexham via the north-west Shropshire town of Ellesmere, with Chester (utilising the existing Chester Canal), and then the River Mersey.
		Among other structures, this canal involved building an aqueduct over the River Dee in the Vale of Llangollen; for the spectacular Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Telford used a new method of construction consisting of troughs made from cast iron plates and fixed in masonry.
		The Ellesmere Canal was finally completed in 1805 but alongside his canal responsibilities, Telford's reputation as a civil engineer meant he was constantly consulted on numerous other projects.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Telford (1022 words)

	Montgomeryshire Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Shropshire Union Canal network was soon taken over by London and North Western Railway though the new owners were unable to build tracks on the canal due to legal wrangles in parliament.
		LMS were infamous for their dislike of canals and thus they did very little to maintain the waterways under their control, the condition of the Montgomeryshire Canal declined very rapidly.
		The canal had to be re-routed along a brand new 300 yard cut, this left the original stretch unused though it was to be kept as a mini nature reserve to preserve the wildlife which had established since the canal's closure.
	www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/montgomeryshireroot.htm (2291 words)

	T.N.C. On Tour
		Llangollen Canal to Hurleston, Middlewich Branch, Trent and Mersey Canal, Macclesfield Canal to Marple.
		Bridgewater and Trent and Mersey Canal to Stoke-on- Trent.
		Trent and Mersey Canal, Macclesfield Canal to Macclesfield.
	www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk /tour.html (2264 words)

	Ellesmere Canal Route (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Ellesmere Canal, or Llangollen Canal as it is now more commonly known, begins at Hurleston Junction to the north of Nantwich on the former Chester Canal, now part of the Shropshire Union Canal.
		A set of locks immediately lift the canal high up and away from the Chester Canal while on the north bank is Hurleston Reservoir which holds much of the water which is carried down the canal from the River Dee near Llangollen.
		On the south side of Ellesmere is a junction beside a large house which used to be the headquarters of the Ellesmere Canal Company.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/ellesmerecanalroute.htm (3264 words)

	Cheshire Townships and Villages including Disley, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham, Ince, Knutsford, Lymm, Holmes Chapel, Hazel ...
		Ellesmere Port is the largest of the townships in the southern end of the Wirral Peninsular of Cheshire.
		The canal basin area into which the Ellesmere Port to Chester Canal connected via Whitby Locks came to be known as Ellesmere Port.
		Ellesmere Port's association with the canal system is commemorated at the Boat Museum, which has become a major tourist attraction in the region.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /cheshire-towns3.html (1849 words)

	Shropshire Union Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This comprises the former Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, the Chester Canal, the Wirral Line of the Ellesmere Canal and the Middlewich Branch.
		This was typical of Telford, he built long straight stretches of canal on one level, followed by a cluster of locks close together over as short a distance as possible, rather than the working boatman's nightmare of lock after lock over many miles with only a hundred yards between each lock.
		Unlike the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, the Chester Canal is a broad waterway.
	www.btinternet.com /~canals/canals/shropshireunionroute.htm (3592 words)

	Ellesmere Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It passed the south side of Ellesmere where a short arm was cut from the branch to a basin in the town while the branch continued east towards Whitchurch.
		The link-up between the Ellesmere Canal and the Chester Canal was a very friendly agreement compared to some canal "partnerships" around the country at that time.
		The whole of the southern part of the Ellesmere Canal was fed by the River Dee on a very long feeder which started in the Welsh mountains at Llantisilio.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/ellesmerecanalroot.htm (1709 words)

	Telford, The Life of Thomas Telford - CHAPTER VI. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The success of the Duke of Bridgewater's Canal had awakened the attention of the landowners throughout England, but more especially in the districts immediately adjacent to the scene of the Duke's operations, as they saw with their own eyes the extraordinary benefits which had followed the opening up of the navigations.
		In 1795 he was appointed engineer to the Shrewsbury Canal, which extends from that town to the collieries and ironworks in the neighbourhood of Wrekin, crossing the rivers Roden and Tern, and Ketley Brook, after which it joins the Dorrington and Shropshire Canals.
		This is borne out by the report published by the Company immediately after the formal opening of the Canal in 1805, in which they state: "Having now detailed the particulars relative to the Canal, and the circumstances of the concern, the committee, in concluding their report, think it but justice due to Mr.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/hst/biography/TheLifeofThomasTelford/chap12.html (2825 words)

	History by Waterway from English & Bristol Channels Ship Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Was appointed to assist William Jessop in the construction of the canal.
		He made his report on the state of the canal and was asked to dredge and straighten the channel and to repair the Double Locks.
		He suggested that the Townhead reservior and the smaller lochs on the canal route should be raised and that the central part of Dullatur Bog should be made into a reservior by building embankments if the canal depth was to be increased.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/History9.html (2672 words)

	Thomas Telford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It included the building of the Caledonian Canal along the Great Glen (and redesign of sections of the Crinan Canal), some 920 miles of new roads, over a thousand new bridges, numerous harbour improvements (including works at Aberdeen, Dundee, Peterhead and Banff, to name but four), and 32 new churches.
		Telford also undertook highway works in the Scottish Lowlands, including 184 miles of new roads and numerous bridges, ranging from a 112 ft (34 m) span stone bridge across the Dee at in Kirkcudbright (1805-1806) to the 129 ft (39 m) tall Cartland Crags bridge near Lanark (1822).
		His plans were adopted and construction of the Göta canal began in 1810.
	www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Thomas_Telford (946 words)

	South Wirral Local Community. HISTORY PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The existence of today's Ellesmere Port, which before the cutting of the Manchester Ship Canal lay on the south bank of the River Mersey, must be attributed to a number of Shropshire businessmen who, under the chairmanship of Lord Edward Clive, held meetings in August 1791 and September 1792.
		The terminus and junction, popularly known as Whitby Wharf and Whitby Locks, consisted of the locks, cottages, (for the accommodation of the lock-keepers, linesmen and a clerk.) and an Inn for the accomodation of passengers using the canal and river packet boats.
		The canal basin area into which the Ellesmere Port to Chester Canal connected via Whitby Locks came to be known as Ellesmere Port (as it was the 'Port' of the Ellesmere Canal, later to become part of the Shropshire Union Canal).
	homepage.ntlworld.com /g8fqf/southwirral/history.htm (2157 words)

	Station Information - Ellesmere Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Ellesmere Canal is a waterway system constructed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, linking Llangollen in north Wales with Nantwich in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere in north-west Shropshire.
		Today, the canal is known as the 'Llangollen Canal'.
		The canal's most notable features include the spectacular Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, engineered by Telford to carry the canal over the River Dee.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/e/el/ellesmere_canal.html (156 words)

	Port Cities: - Other docks and ports
		The Ellesmere Canal was built from north Shropshire to the River Mersey to carry goods from that county and from North Wales.
		Because this canal was only built for narrow boats it mean that vessels coming from the sea or local rivers had to unload their goods at Ellesmere Port so they could be transferred to narrow boats.
		Ellesmere Port is now the westerly point of a series of large industrial sites that came about because of the better access via the Manchester Ship Canal.
	www.mersey-gateway.org /server.php?show=ConNarrative.37&chapterId=190 (309 words)

	Shropshire Union Canal
		Was a 17 mile, 11 lock, tub-boat canal from Shrewsbury to the Donnington Wood Canal, via a mile of the Wombridge Canal, which the company purchased, and an inclined plane which they built to connect to it.
		The Shropshire Union Canal Society : The Society was formed in 1968 to promote interest in the past, present and future of 158 miles of canal comprising the main line and branches.
		Canal Photographs : Leeds and Liverpool, Trent and Mersey, Shropshire Union and French Canals.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Shropshire-Union-Canal.html (1563 words)

	The Ellesmere Port Boat Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Boat Museum based at Ellesmere Port on the Shropshire Union Canal.
		They include narrowboats, canal barges, river barges, canal and river tugs, icebreakers and a coaster.
		There are canal boat trips and you can often see traditional craft being worked through the locks and sea-going ships passing close by on the Manchester Ship Canal.
	www.canaljunction.com /mustbm.htm (317 words)

	Ellesmere Canal -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The (Click link for more info and facts about Llangollen Canal) Llangollen Canal we see today was previously called the Ellesmere Canal, but the Ellesmere Canal as originally envisaged was very different from what was eventually constructed.
		The Ellesmere Canal merged with the (Click link for more info and facts about Chester Canal) Chester Canal in 1813, and a further merger with the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal in 1845 was followed in 1846 by the formation of the Shropshire Union Railways & Canal Company.
		Increasing popularlity with pleasure boats led to gradually increasing maintenance, and the decision to rebrand the Ellesmere Canal as the (Click link for more info and facts about Llangollen Canal) Llangollen Canal.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/el/ellesmere_canal.htm (398 words)

	Articles - Shropshire Union Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It has been described as the last trunk canal route to be built in England, being completed in 1835, and it was the last major civil engineering accomplishment of Thomas Telford.
		Most of the canal (the stretch south of the Cheshire town of Nantwich) was originally constructed as the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal.
		In 1846, the Shrewsbury Canal and other canals in the east Shropshire network (linking modern-day Telford with the River Severn to the south at Coalport) were acquired by the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company.
	www.foreverc.com /articles/Shropshire_Union_Canal (283 words)

	Shropshire Routes to Roots \| Transport and Communication \| The Shropshire Union Canal
		The Ellesmere and Chester Canal was formed in 1813 by the merger of the two canals in its title.
		This would be an easy conversion, as the canal had been built by Telford virtually to 'railway' standards: almost straight, with tall embankments and deep cuttings.
		In 1845, an Act was passed enabling the Ellesmere and Chester to absorb the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction.
	www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk /roots/packages/tra/tra_u08.htm (462 words)

	Llangollen Canal - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
		It was in 1793 that work began on the Ellesmere Canal now known as the Llangollen Canal.
		The river feeds the Llangollen canal and the fall of the canal from its source is one inch per mile.
		Near to the canal is the Llangollen Steam Railway.
	www.joe.shakespeare.btinternet.co.uk /llangollen.htm (682 words)

	The Shropshire Union Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		What we now know as the Shropshire Union Canal, or "Shroppie", includes what were originally four separate canals, each built to a different style and standard by different Canal Companies and Engineers.
		This is in sharp contrast to the much older wide beam canal to the north which meanders, river-like, around the contours of the landscape, and through some of the oldest and most attractive parts of the City of Chester.
		The canal terminates at a basin within the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum, which is a "must" for any canal enthusiast.
	www.videoactive.co.uk /leisure/canal/shrop.htm (197 words)

	Shropshire Routes to Roots \| Transport and Communication \| The Shropshire Union Canal
		Eventually, however, the canal was built as a narrow canal running west-east from Llangollen (Northwest of Oswestry) to the Chester Canal at Hurleston Junction, near Nantwich.
		It is not clear why the canal's title referred to the town of Ellesmere, because that was not the main objective.
		Jessop's contribution to the canal scheme has tended to be understated as he left much of the detail to his very able assistant.
	www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk /roots/packages/tra/tra_u03.htm (515 words)

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