Shrewsbury Canal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Shrewsbury_Canal
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:canal
gptkbp:abandoned 1944
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Shropshire_Union_Canal
gptkb:Newport_Branch
gptkb:Trench_Branch
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Trench
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Thomas_Telford
gptkb:Josiah_Clowes
gptkbp:hasInclinedPlane gptkb:Trench_Inclined_Plane
gptkbp:hasTunnel gptkb:Berwick_Tunnel
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early use of inclined plane in UK canals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shrewsbury Canal
gptkbp:length 17 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Shropshire
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Shropshire_Union_Railways_and_Canal_Company
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Berwick_Tunnel
gptkb:Trench_Inclined_Plane
gptkbp:opened 1797
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Shrewsbury_Canal_Company
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:navigation
transportation of goods
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Shrewsbury
gptkbp:status abandoned
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:River_Severn_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5