Stone wall on the south bank of the Barnsley Canal
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Stone wall on the south bank of the Barnsley Canal
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 31 Dec 2017
Presumably a wharf wall, as the towpath is on the opposite [north] side. If so it must have been early, because it is not present on maps from the 1840s onwards. The Barnsley Canal was built to carry coal out of the Barnsley coalfields. It opened in early 1802 and formally closed in 1953.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.567865
Longitude
-1.485982