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Coracles have been popular in Shropshire for many centuries, although today you will see them used for pleasure rather than as a means of transport...
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This photograph shows the River Severn next to the Quarry. Shropshire rarely has weather that is cold enough to freeze an entire section of the Ri...
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The stretch of the Prees Branch Canal north of Waterloo Bridge to the marina near Dobson's Bridge is disused and is now recognised as being an impo...
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Lord Gower built the Donnington Wood Canal between 1765 and 1768 to carry coal from his estates in Donnington Wood a distance of 5.5 miles to the w...
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Throughout its working life the Donnington Wood Canal was known by several names, including the Marquess of Stafford's Canal and the Duke of Suther...
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Shrewsbury is no stranger to flooding as the River Severn rises rapidly after heavy rain. The Photographed by Don Burgess.
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This photograph shows a group of people making their way in to Shrewsbury through a flooded Abbey Foregate and over the English Bridge. Abbey Foreg...
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This photograph of Allmans Bridge was taken in 1950. The bridge was built in the early 19th century and can be found on the Prees branch of the El...
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Evening at Ellesmere marina. This section of the canal is strongly reinforced to reduce erosion from the wave action from so many boats. Photograp...
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This is the lead up to the New Lake created in the 18th century and often referred to as the Great Pool. The first 150 metres, shown here, was the ...
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This photograph shows the aqueduct that allowed the Strine Brook in Newport to cross the Newport Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. This disuse...
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Both of these bridges cross the River Severn at Atcham. The bridge on the right was built between 1769 and 1771 by John Gwynne and carried Thomas ...
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