Congleton Wharf
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Congleton Wharf by Jonathan Kington as part of the Geograph project.
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Congleton Wharf
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 15 Dec 2010
This wharf was originally owned by the Macclesfield Canal Company and had buildings for wharfage and storage, the main building (with the white wall) is the only surviving one from that time. It was rescued from total dereliction in the early part of the 21st century and converted into apartments, with other residential units built alongside. The Macclesfield Canal was one of the last narrow canals to be built and runs approximately 28 miles from Harding's Wood Junction on the Trent and Mersey Canal, along the edge of the western Pennine hills to Marple Junction on the Peak Forest Canal. It was surveyed by Thomas Telford with construction starting in 1826, with William Crosley doing the engineering. The canal opened in November 1831 having cost a total of £320,000.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.156119
Longitude
-2.202651