Canal History
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By Peter Brown
Early proposals
The earliest mentions of a canal to Whitchurch are in the context of linking the river Severn and the Mersey. James Brindley recorded in his diary in April 1762 that he ‘set out for Cheshire and Shropshire survey or raconitoring’; he specifically mentioned visiting Whitchurch. This was before the lines of the Trent & Mersey and Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canals were established.
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The history of the Whitchurch Waterway Trust started in the 1980’s when Whitchurch Town Council realised the potential to have a canal back to Whitchurch.
