Taylor's Boatyard, Shropshire Union Canal
Introduction
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Taylor's Boatyard, Shropshire Union Canal
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 15 Apr 2016
Taylor's Boatyard was established in the late-1840s/1850s by the Shropshire Union Railways & Canal Company as their major boat building and repair yard, and the majority of the yard's surviving buildings are believed to have been constructed at this time. Originally the boatyard was larger with a slipway building, travelling crane, and rack saw structures all located at the north end of the present site, but these have since been demolished, along with part of the boundary wall. It is a Grade II listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1375715 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1375715 ).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.194786
Longitude
-2.900286