This is an original milepost to mark the end (or, to some, the beginning) of the
Trent & Mersey Canal, 92 miles from the inland port of Shardlow. The milepost
doesn't stand alongside the canal on the towpath.
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Instead, it stands above the entrance to the tunnel. The path leads past the
milepost and round to the left where it crosses over the tunnel entrance before
dropping down to the towpath.
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The canal here is not the Trent & Mersey, however. Instead, it is the
Bridgewater Canal, owned by the Manchester Ship Canal Company. Since its
construction marked the beginning of the canal age, the Bridgewater is a story in
its own right. For now, it marks a fitting end to the "Mileposts on the Trent & Mersey".
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