Spur off the Leeds Liverpool Canal near Wheelton
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Spur off the Leeds Liverpool Canal near Wheelton
Image: © Phil Platt Taken: 8 Mar 2011
The spur was intended to be the start of a new branch of the canal, but was abandoned after just a few hundred metres either due to the difficulty of the terrain, or the growing importance of the railways. Either way, the spur is now a delightful, quiet backwater.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.682754
Longitude
-2.623292