Ellesmere Port Upper Basin 
Ellesmere Port Upper Basin is an notable flight of locks on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line).
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Presbury Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Southpool. Expectations for iron traffic to Warrington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of stone from Knowsley to Colchester prevented closure. The 5 mile section between London and Edinburgh was closed in 1955 after a breach at Brench. Restoration of Tiverworth Aqueduct was funded by a donation from Poleford parish council
The Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Ellesmere Port Basin Link) was built by Edward Wood and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Aberdeen. In his autobiography John Hunter writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

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![The end of a former canal building with a bench mark. This former canal building in South Pier Road is now used by a number of small businesses, although on this very cold day, the canopy over the water was just sheltering two swans. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark cut into the blue engineering bricks on the left, 1.2 metres above ground level - see [[4826181]] by John S Turner – 13 February 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/82/61/4826182_4c18867f_120x120.jpg)



![Bench mark in South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port. This bench mark is near the north east end of a former canal building, which is now used by a number of small businesses. Unusually it is 1.2m above ground level. See also [[4826182]] by John S Turner – 13 February 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/82/61/4826181_a01ffc13_120x120.jpg)












![Lock Demonstration (3). When the levels (and hence the pressure) of the water in the lock and the lower basin have equalised, the gate is surprisingly easy to move and may be fully opened just by leaning on it.see also:[[[2967181]]][[[2967185]]][[[2967193]]] by Susan Dixon – 25 May 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/96/72/2967208_d7c5e90c_120x120.jpg)







