Winter mud on the Barnsley Canal towpath
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Winter mud on the Barnsley Canal towpath
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 31 Dec 2017
The section of the Barnsley Canal between Barnsley and Barnby Basin. Built to carry coal out of the Barnsley coalfields, it opened in early 1802 and formally closed in 1953. Much of the former towpath is now a public footpath.
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Image Location
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53.570768
Longitude
-1.492289