Progress S&N Canals

Rather than report on progress from the Shrewsbury & Newport Canals, we’ll just let these two pics of Wappenshall East Basin tell the story...

Shrewsbury & Newport Canals

Jim Weir of Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust sent these two pictures to show just how much of a transformation there has been at their recent main worksite at Wappenshall East Basin. This is situated by the junction where the Shrewsbury Canal meets the Newport Arm of the Shropshire Union Canal. The pictures were taken from the historic warehouse by the basin. They both show the same view. The top picture is the site when the basin was still filled in. In the bottom picure it’s been dug out, the entire base has been concreted, the walls rebuilt and the canal rewatered.