Tower Wharf Bridge No 123L
Tower Wharf Bridge No 123L carries a farm track over the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester).
The Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) was built by John Smeaton and opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Newport to Castlefield canal at Stroud, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Bassetlaw at Oldham caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Torquay instead. In Thomas Smith's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Westhampton Boat Lift during the General Strike.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Bridge of Sighs No 123H | 1¾ furlongs | |
| St Martin's Way Bridge No 123J | ¾ furlongs | |
| Northgate Staircase Locks Nos 41 to 43 | ½ furlongs | |
| Northgate Railway Bridge No 123K | ¼ furlongs | |
| Former Route to River Dee | ¼ furlongs | |
| Tower Wharf Bridge No 123L | ||
| Telford's Warehouse PH | a few yards | |
| Tower Wharf Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Taylor's Boatyard Drydock | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tower Wharf Roving Bridge No 126 | 1 furlong | |
| Tower Wharf Warehouse Dock | 1 furlong | |
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![Trip boat 'Betelgeuse' enters Tower Wharf, Chester. Shortly after [[7735807]] 'Betelgeuse' passes under Raymond Street bridge and enters Tower Wharf. The horse and boatman can just about be made out above the bridge parapet. Photo taken from the City Walls. Narrow boat 'Betelgeuse' was built in 1935 by Harland and Wolff at Woolwich for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. She was used as a horse-drawn trip boat on the Shropshire Union Canal at Chester during the 1970s, operating as 'The Chester Packet', but since then has had a varied life, see: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2320/betelgeuse. by Martin Tester – 26 April 1975](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/73/58/7735833_5a107860_120x120.jpg)



![Tower Wharf from the city walls. Looking towards Tower Wharf from near Bonewaldesthorne's Tower on the city walls. The historic Telford's Warehouse, a popular music venue, is the building on the right, and a large area behind it is being re-developed. An old building and historic derrick behind Telford's has just been cleared away - see [[668583]] taken six weeks earlier. by John S Turner – 13 February 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/69/22/692273_0f8b596d_120x120.jpg)
![Race for Life - Chester - 13th June 2010 (7). Looking towards Tower Wharf from the city walls next to Bonewaldesthorne's Tower. The participants in the Race for Life are making their way up the road past Telford's Warehouse. Next [[1912374]] by John S Turner – 13 June 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/91/23/1912364_9e2acc54_120x120.jpg)























