Brindley’s Bends – Stretton Wharf Traditional Cache
Slow_Gin: Cache is now missing, so we have decided to archive this one.
Brindley’s Bends – Stretton Wharf
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A nano container located near to the village of Stretton under Fosse. Suitable for a cache and dash. Bring your own pencil. Replaced previous container that was prone to water collection.
The Oxford Canal, designed by James Brindley and built during the period 1774 to 1790, was one of the earliest canals in England. Built as a contour canal, it slavishly followed a level line and followed a tortuous route from Coventry to Oxford. In the 1830’s, taking advantage of developments in civil engineering, its line was shortened by some 20 miles, and reduce the time it took for boats to travel from the collieries of the Midlands to London.
This series of caches are placed along parts of the now defunct original Oxford Canal line.
Heading west from Grimes Bridge, the old route turned northwards before veering south at what is now Stretton Wharf. It then crossed the present route where the hire firm of Rose Narrowboats is now located, then looped back to the current long-term moorings by Brinklow Arches. At Stretton Wharf can be seen a number of old working boats.
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