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Prebends Bridge, River Wear, Durham Coracles on the River Teifi River Tyne River Kennet River Dee, Wales River Trent, Nottingham. The Rivers Trust (RT) is an environmental charity No. 1107144, [1] and an umbrella organisation for 60 member trusts concerned with rivers in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Toddbrook Reservoir, a feeder for the Peak Forest Canal, opened in 1838. [3] It is above the town of Whaley Bridge in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England. The reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) providing habitats for herons, ducks and other animals and fish, while rare mosses and liverworts grow on its shores, particularly short-lived species that grow on ...
The bridge is 336 yd (307 m) long, 12 ft (3.7 m) wide and 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) deep. [8] It consists of a cast iron trough supported 126 ft (38 m) above the river on iron arched ribs carried on eighteen hollow masonry piers (pillars). Each of the 18 spans is 53 ft (16 m) wide.
Tripboat "Bluebell", Bridge 19-40 Canal Society, West Lothian. Barge Association (DBA) Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway Trust; Birmingham Canal Navigations Society; Bridge 19-40 Canal Society, Scotland; British Canoe Union (BCU) Broads Society, Norfolk, Suffolk; Burslem Port Trust - for the restoration of the Burslem arm of the Trent & Mersey ...
The biggest navigation authorities are the Canal & River Trust and the Environment Agency, but other canals are managed by companies, local authorities or charitable trusts. The majority of canals in the United Kingdom can accommodate boats with a length of between 55 and 72 feet (17 and 22 m) and are now used primarily for leisure.
The Canal and River Trust state that boat sizes are restricted to 62 feet (19 m) long and 10.5 feet (3.2 m) wide. The length is not based on the size of the locks, which are 72 feet (22 m) long, but the difficulty of navigating some of the bends in a longer boat, in view of the restricted channel width.
The Lune Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Lancaster Canal over the River Lune, on the east side of the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It was completed in 1797 at a total cost of £48,320 18s 10d. [1] It is a Grade I listed building. [2]
Only a short section remains, part of which is used for mooring and part as a nature reserve. There is a Canal & River Trust amenity block alongside. [73] Just beyond the junction is Lockgate Bridge (70), a red-brick humped-back road bridge dating from 1785 which remains almost in its original state. It is a grade II listed structure. [74]