Former Route to River Dee (Dee Branch) is an notable flight of locks on the Shropshire Union Canal (Dee Branch) between Salisbury and Halton.
The Act of Parliament for the Shropshire Union Canal (Dee Branch) was passed on 17 September 1782 despite strong opposition from Nicholas Thomas who owned land in the area. From a junction with The Grand Western Canal at Maidenhead the canal ran for 23 miles to Thurrock. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Implacable" by Barry Green, there is no evidence that John Harding ever swam through Derby Aqueduct in 17 minutes to encourage restoration of Taunworth Inclined plane

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring).
| Dee Branch Locks - Top Lock | ¼ furlongs | |
| Dee Branch Top Lock Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Williams Moorings | ¼ furlongs | |
| Dee Branch Locks - Middle Lock | a few yards | |
| South View Road Bridge | a few yards | |
| Former Route to River Dee (Dee Branch) | ||
| Old Port Square Lift Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Dee Branch Locks - Bottom Lock | ¼ furlongs | |
| New Crane Street Bridge No 127 | ¼ furlongs | |
| River Dee Lock | ¼ furlongs | |
| River Dee Junction | ½ furlongs | |
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![Benchmark on the Water Tower. This inscription carved into the base of the Water Tower seems to have been an early benchmark. I believe that the anchor mark and the letters D[atum] S[urvey] were carved during the First Primary Levelling carried out between 1840-1860 by the Ordnance Survey. A similar mark can be found on the Bridgegate in Lower Bridge Street together with a more conventional mark alongside - see [[751356]]. On the Water Tower the original bolt, which would have been made of gunmetal and set in lead, seems to have been excavated, possibly during the salvage of metals during the second world war. by John S Turner – 22 August 2007](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/68/06/680689_29e66fa7_120x120.jpg)







![The Glover Stone from the Water Tower Spur Wall. This view of the ancient Glover Stone is taken from the Water Tower spur wall seen from ground level in [[534004]]. This historic stone used to be located near to Chester castle and marked the boundary between the Crown Court jurisdiction and the City of Chester. At some time it was moved to the Water Tower Garden where it languishes today unmarked and overgrown. by John S Turner – 08 September 2007](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/56/36/563662_f09c0b15_120x120.jpg)




