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Central England: Exploring the Slow Canals

Two centuries ago England's canals were designed as the highways of the Industrial Revolution. Now these turning and twisting waterways are a haven of tranquility. For those with time to spend they form a superb way to explore the hidden corners of Britain's landscape.

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Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.204] Tight fit. Passing Hyde Bridge on the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal requires good steering abilities. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.216] Living lock door. Water seepage through old oak wood allows these lock doors at Bratch on the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal to come alive with moss and grass. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.220] Boat menagerie. Modern owners of narrow boats enjoy decorating their vessels just as much as their 19th. century predecessors, as can be seen here on the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal near Bratch. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.234] Cascade of locks. In eight steps the Dudley Canal No.1 decends a steep hill west of Dudley by means of the Delph flight of locks. The water overflow points left of the locks create spectacular waterfalls when the canal is high in water. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.245] Lock-keeper cottage. A lock-keeper cottage along the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal near Rowington. The cottages along this canal have characteristic barrel-vaulted roofs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.271] Birds-eye view of Oxford Canal. Near Napton on the Hill the Oxford Canal has a gently winding course through farmland. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.281] Boating on the Oxford Canal. Its wandering route, old brick bridges and narrow locks make the Oxford Canal one of the most popular for boating. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.WALES 22.299] Chirk aqueduct. The Chirk aquaduct, finished in 1801, takes the Llangollen Canal from England to Wales. On the right is a later train viaduct. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.WALES 22.321] Canal on stilts. At Chirk, on the border between England and Wales, a splendid aqueduct carries the Llangollen Canal across the valley of the River Ceirog. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

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Chirk aqueduct.

The Chirk aquaduct, finished in 1801, takes the Llangollen Canal from England to Wales. On the right is a later train viaduct. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

> [BRITAIN.WALES 22.299] Chirk aqueduct. The Chirk aquaduct, finished in 1801, takes the Llangollen Canal from England to Wales. On the right is a later train viaduct. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

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Chirk aqueduct.

The Chirk aquaduct, finished in 1801, takes the Llangollen Canal from England to Wales. On the right is a later train viaduct. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

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