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Nantwich Canal Aqueduct and Embankment in Nantwich, England

Summary by Atlas Obscura
This aqueduct carries the Shropshire Union Canal over the road from Nantwich Town Centre towards Chester. It was designed by Thomas Telford using a cast iron trough instead of stonework. It was built by Telford who was a pioneer of the use of cast iron box sections — see photo taken in the 1950s, when it was drained for maintenance, and this is an early example which was completed in 1826.  Either side of the aqueduct is an embankment which stre…

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Atlas Obscura broke the news in on Monday, March 2, 2026.
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