Montgomery Canal
| Montgomery Canal |
Montgomery Canal milepost
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| Specifications |
| Maximum boat length |
70 ft 0 in (21.34 m) |
| Maximum boat beam |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Locks |
24
(originally 26)
(Graham Palmer lock was added at restoration) |
| Maximum height above sea level |
265 ft (81 m) |
| Status |
Parts navigable; parts under restoration |
| Navigation authority |
Canal and River Trust |
| History |
| Former names |
Montgomeryshire Canal;
Llanymynech Branch of the Ellesmere Canal;
Montgomery Branch (or Arm) of the Shropshire Union
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| Modern name |
Montgomery Canal |
| Original owner |
The Company of Proprietors of the Montgomeryshire Canal |
| Principal engineer |
John Dadford |
| Other engineer(s) |
Thomas Dadford Junior/Thomas Dadford senior/Josias Jessop/John Williams/George W.Buck |
| Date of act |
1794 |
| Date completed |
1821 |
| Date closed |
1936 (legal abandonment: 1944) |
| Date restored |
1987 —
(On-going restoration) |
| Geography |
| Branch(es) |
Weston Branch (dis.) |
| Branch of |
Llangollen Canal |
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Llanymynech Branch of the Ellesmere Canal
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Frankton Junction (Llangollen Canal) |
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Frankton (Top) Staircase Lock (2-chamber) |
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Frankton (Middle) Lock |
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Frankton (Bottom) Lock |
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Weston Arm (rest of Branch now a nature reserve/in-filled) |
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71 |
Lockgate Bridge |
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Graham Palmer Lock |
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Hawkswood Winding Hole |
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(New) Perry Aqueduct |
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73 |
Keeper's Bridge (dismantled) |
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Rednal Basin (disused - now a nature reserve) |
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Railway Bridge |
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74 |
Heath House Bridge |
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75 |
Corbett's Bridge |
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Queen's Head Winding Hole |
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76 |
Queen's Head Bridge |
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76A |
(New A5 Bridge) |
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Aston Top Lock |
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Aston Middle Lock |
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Aston Bottom Lock |
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77 |
Red Bridge |
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Park Mill Bridge Winding Hole (partially overgrown) |
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78 |
Park Mill Bridge |
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79 |
Maesbury Marsh Bridge |
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80 |
Spiggots (or Spiket's) Bridge |
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81 |
Crofts Mill Lift Bridge |
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Mill Arm (or Peate's Branch) |
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Gronwyn Wharf Winding Hole - southern limit of navigation |
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82 |
Gronwyn (or Gronwen) Bridge |
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82A |
New Lift Bridge |
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83 |
Redwith Bridge (B4396) |
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84 |
Pryce's Bridge |
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Southern limit of restored canal (northern section) |
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Crickheath Wharf Winding Hole |
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85 |
Crickheath Bridge |
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86 |
Schoolhouse Bridge (dropped bridge) |
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87 |
Waen Wen Bridge |
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88 |
Pant Bridge |
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89 |
(former railway bridge) |
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90 |
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Northern limit of restored canal (middle section) |
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New Winding Hole |
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Llanymynech Wharf arm |
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