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Peate's Mill Arm, Maesbury
There is a short arm off the Montgomery Canal which once served a grain mill, now a small industrial estate; it is home to a handful of narrowboats. Until the mid-1930s boats plied between here and Ellesmere Port on a regular basis but the traffic ceased when a breach closed the canal until restoration many decades later.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 15 Jul 2018
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Benefits of re-opening a canal
When the Aston to Gronwen Wharf section of the Montgomery Canal opened in 2004 Maesbury Marine Services was a fledgling company at Maesbury Mill, it is now a thriving marine business with lots of boats either moored or being maintained.
http://www.maesburymarineservices.co.uk/
Image: © John Haynes
Taken: 15 Oct 2007
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Maesbury
Frosted trees by Maesbury Hall.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 29 Dec 2016
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Croft's Mill lift bridge
Taken on a grey July day, just over a year after Stephen McKay took
Image] from virtually the same position! Not much has changed in the intervening year or so.
Image: © John Winder
Taken: 28 Jul 2019
0.11 miles
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Up and Under
Crofts Mill lift bridge in action.
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp
Taken: 23 Apr 2012
0.11 miles
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Canalside maintenance
The feeder that leads to the marina at Maesbury Mill has a few reeds removed to make navigation easier.
Image: © John Haynes
Taken: 15 Oct 2007
0.11 miles
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Crofts Mill Lift Bridge, Montgomery Canal
The lift bridge, close to the current limit of navigation on the Montgomery Canal, is reflected in the still water early on a summer day.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 15 Jul 2018
0.11 miles
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Montgomery Canal, Maesbury
A few narrowboats are moored here close to Crofts Mill Lift Bridge and the entrance to the Peate's Mill arm. This is very close to the current limit of navigation at Gronwyn Bridge, a few yards further on. Boaters are advised that they should carry on to the winding hole by the bridge and not attempt to turn here.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 15 Jul 2018
0.11 miles
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Lift bridge near Maesbury Mill
This mill is relatively new having been replaced when the canal was restored.
Image: © John Haynes
Taken: 5 May 2016
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Montgomery Canal, Maesbury
Seen from Crofts Mill Lift Bridge, the trees give a curious reflection in the water of the Montgomery Canal in this early morning scene.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 15 Jul 2018
0.11 miles