Shropshire Union Canal

The Shropshire Union Canal, which is featured in our galleries of pictures, lies in the counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.

It links the canal system of the West Midlands at Wolverhampton with the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.

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Tyrley photographs

Tyrley

Market Drayton photographs

Market Drayton


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Swans on the Shropshire Union Canal at Talbot Wharf, Market Drayton, Shropshire.
A narrowboat negotiates Adderley Locks on the Shropshire Union Canal, Shropshire.
A narrowboat negotiates Adderley Locks on the Shropshire Union Canal, Shropshire.
A mallard beside the Shropshire Union Canal at Adderley, Shropshire.
A canal boat on the Shropshire Union Canal at Tyrley Locks, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
A canal boat passes through one of the locks on the Shropshire Union Canal at Tyrley Locks, Shropshire.
Canal boats on the Shropshire Union Canal at Tyrley Locks, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
A canal boat on the Shropshire Union Canal at Tyrley Locks, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
Canal boats on the Shropshire Union Canal at Tyrley Locks, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
Canal boats on the Shropshire Union Canal at Tyrley Locks, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
A lone figure on the towpath along the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
A canal boat reflected in the ripples of the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
Canal boats moored outside homes alongside the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
A craft shop on board a canal boat moored on the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
A canal boat and bridge are reflected in the waters of the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
Homes and canal boats reflected in the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
Canal boats and homes reflected in the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
Homes and canal boats reflected in the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
A canal boat reflected in the waters of the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
Homes reflected in the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.
Houses and canal boats at the Shropshire Union Canal in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England.

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