The Tinsley Canal
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The Tinsley Canal
Image: © Jonathan Clitheroe Taken: 21 Feb 2011
The canal just cuts across the north west corner of this gridsquare between Lumley Street and Effingham Road. The completion of the canal in 1819 realised a long-held ambition to connect Sheffield with the rivers Trent and Humber but as with many of the canal systems, its viability was quickly threatened by the arrival of the railways. Commercial traffic did however continue to operate on the canal until as late as the early 1970s.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.387371
Longitude
-1.445005