Hawkesbury Junction
The picturesque Hawkesbury Junction - known locally as Sutton Stop - was constructed in 1802. One of the busiest canal junctions in the country, this is where the Coventry Canal meets the Oxford Canal in Warwickshire.
The engine house you see in this photograph is where a steam engine was used for pumping water. The engine was called the Coventry Canal Engine which is now preserved in Dartmouth, Devon. It was preserved as a memorial to Thomas Newcomen, inventor of the beam engine, who was born in Dartmouth.
The engine is the world's oldest surviving steam engine..
This photograph was taken with a Canon EOS R mirrorless camera and a Canon FD 24mm F2.8 S.S.C. lens which was introduced in 1973, it is very well built and a bit hefty at 330g but a super sharp.
Hawkesbury Junction
The picturesque Hawkesbury Junction - known locally as Sutton Stop - was constructed in 1802. One of the busiest canal junctions in the country, this is where the Coventry Canal meets the Oxford Canal in Warwickshire.
The engine house you see in this photograph is where a steam engine was used for pumping water. The engine was called the Coventry Canal Engine which is now preserved in Dartmouth, Devon. It was preserved as a memorial to Thomas Newcomen, inventor of the beam engine, who was born in Dartmouth.
The engine is the world's oldest surviving steam engine..
This photograph was taken with a Canon EOS R mirrorless camera and a Canon FD 24mm F2.8 S.S.C. lens which was introduced in 1973, it is very well built and a bit hefty at 330g but a super sharp.