Ellesmere Tunnel, East Portal. 7 March 1954
87 yards long. It is a fairly early example of a tunnel with a towpathEllesmere Tunnel, East Portal. 7 March 1954
Ellesmere Tunnel, West Portal (1959)
87 yards long. It is a fairly early example of a tunnel with a towpath. From this angle you can see right through it. (28 March 1959)Ellesmere Tunnel, West Portal (1959)
Ellesmere Tunnel - west portal.
Narrowboat 'Farmers Bridge' leaving the tunnelEllesmere Tunnel - west portal.
Ellesmere Junction, White Bridge (59) (1959)
The entrance to the Ellesmere Arm. (28 March 1959)Ellesmere Junction, White Bridge (59) (1959)
Ellesmere - 'Beech House' (1956)
The Ellesmere Canal's offices, built in 1806 to a design attributable to Thomas Telford. The Committee Room was in the apse By 1956, it was a private house. Someone who leased it for a few months in about 2002 said it was 'very damp'. (September 1956)Ellesmere - 'Beech House' (1956)
Ellesmere Depot (1959)
The depot is a rare example of a workshop over 200 years old, still (in 2022) doing the job it was built to do. The building incorporating the dry dock dates from 1806. Beyond it is the company's main offices. (7 June 1959)Ellesmere Depot (1959)
Ellesmere Depot: forge (2012)
Blacksmith demonstrating the use of the forge. (7 August 2012)Ellesmere Depot: forge (2012)
Ellesmere Depot: from the foreman carpenter's window (2020)
The window gives a good view over the depot. The desk still contained paperwork going back to the 1920s. (19 March 2020)Ellesmere Depot: from the foreman carpenter's window (2020)
The Ellesmere Arm from the junction bridge (1959)
The cruiser is in a short piece of water cut in the first half of the 19th century for a boat repairing & building firm. The gas holder was still in use in 1959, though gas was no longer produced here. (28 March 1959)The Ellesmere Arm from the junction bridge (1959)
Ellesmere Wharf, warehouses (1959)
At this date the larger warehouse still has three access doors at boat level, a balcony, and a roof extension on the south end. The smaller warehouse has since been demolished. (15 March 1959)Ellesmere Wharf, warehouses (1959)
Ellesmere Warehouse, Ellesmere Arm
Built by the estate of the 7th Earl of Bridgewater, probably shortly after the canal was fully opened in 1805. Acquired by the Shropshire Union in 1905. When the Shropshire Union ceased carrying in 1922, the warehouse was let on an annual tenancy to a private company and later sold. All commercial traffic on the canal here had ceased by 1939. It is not known when the warehouse was last used — possibly the late 1980s.Ellesmere Warehouse, Ellesmere Arm
