Drakeholes Tunnel
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Drakeholes Tunnel by Trevor Littlewood as part of the Geograph project.
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Drakeholes Tunnel
Image: © Trevor Littlewood Taken: 12 Mar 2005
The 154 yard Drakeholes Tunnel on the Chesterfield Canal was built as can be seen, without a towpath meaning that narrowboats would need to be 'legged' through and the towing horses led over the top.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.406511
Longitude
-0.939028