The Newport Branch

A Collection of Photographs taken by Tony Clayton

6 - Wappenshall Junction

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At Wappenshall Junction the Newport Branch met the older Shrewsbury Canal. As the locks up towards Trench were never widened, this became an important transhipment point, with goods destined for the Shropshire Canal being transferred to tub boats that could not only negotiate the locks but also could be hauled up the incline plane at Trench. Some narrowboats of only 6 ft 2in beam and with low headroom were built to allow goods to be taken up as far as the bottom of the incline without having to be transhipped. These became known as Trench Boats.

In recent years this site has been transformed by the Shrewsbury and Newport Canal Trust.

Wappenshall Wharf Manager's House
Wharf Manager's House, Wappenshall (Grid Ref SJ 664145), 1978

Warehouse & Junction Bridge
Duke of Sutherland's Warehouse and Wappenshall Junction Bridge, 1978

Duke of Sutherland's Warehouse, 2014

Wappenshall Junction Bridge, 2014

Wharf
Original wharf building, Wappenshall, 1985

Crane
Crane behind wharf building, Wappenshall, 1978

Duke of Sutherland's Warehouse, 1976

Duke of Sutherland's Warehouse, 1978

Duke of Sutherland's Warehouse, 2014

Wappenshall Junction Bridge, 1976

Same view, 1978

Same view, 2014

Wappenshall Junction Bridge, 1976

Wappenshall Junction Bridge, 1976