Tilstone Visitor Moorings is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) half a mile from Waveney.
The Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) was built by John Smeaton and opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Newport to Castlefield canal at Stroud, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Bassetlaw at Oldham caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Torquay instead. In Thomas Smith's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Westhampton Boat Lift during the General Strike.

| Former Bunbury Stables | 5½ furlongs | |
| Bunbury Staircase Locks Nos 30 and 31 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Bunbury Lock No 31 Tail Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Bunbury Bridge No 105 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Bunbury Railway Bridge No 105A | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Tilstone Visitor Moorings | ||
| Tilstone Lock No 32 | ½ furlongs | |
| Tilstone Mill Bridge No 106 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Beeston Stone Lock Visitor Moorings | 6½ furlongs | |
| Beeston Stone Lock No 33 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Beeston Stone Lock Footbridge | 6½ furlongs | |
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![Tilstone Bank railway bridge. Looking along Tilstone Bank Lane where it crosses Tilstone Bank railway bridge. The parish boundary runs along this side of the railway so the bridge is actually in Bunbury parish. There is a bench mark on the left-hand parapet towards the far end of the bridge [[2864155]]. by John S Turner – 20 March 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/42/2864200_56e78941_120x120.jpg)
![Bench mark on Tilstone Bank railway bridge. This bench mark is on the east parapet of the railway bridge, off centre and nearer to the southern end of the bridge. See also [[2864166]] For details of the mark see the Bench Mark Database: http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm42168 by John S Turner – 20 March 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/41/2864155_f56bcbdb_120x120.jpg)

![Tilstone Bank railway bridge and a bench mark. This is the east parapet of the Tilstone Bank railway bridge. On the parapet to the left of the photo there is a bench mark [[2864155]] by John S Turner – 20 March 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/41/2864166_48ae07ca_120x120.jpg)
![Tilstone Fearnall: Tilston Lock. Tilstone Fearnall: Tilston Lock on the Shropshire Union Canal. Tilstone Fearnall footpath 9 runs along the towpath. Tilstone Bridge (bridge 106) visible in the background - a slightly longer shot than [[8611]]. by Mike Harris – 25 October 2006](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/26/91/269193_2ba00008_120x120.jpg)






![Bench mark on Tilstone Bank canal bridge. You probably have to be a bench mark enthusiast (obsessive) to accept that the slightly whitened horizontal line is in fact an early bench mark that dates to the 1851-58 First Geodetic Levelling survey for this area. The arrow head is practically invisible but the mark is in the centre of the canal bridge as described on the original schedule. See also [[2864080]] For details of the mark see: http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm42167 by John S Turner – 20 March 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/40/2864066_357f981b_120x120.jpg)

![Parapet of Tilstone Bank canal bridge. This is the west parapet of Tilstone Bank canal bridge. The faint white line on the right of the photo indicates an early bench mark [[2864066]] This paprapet has had a lucky escape as at the time of taking the photo the opposite parapet was being rebuilt after allegedly being impacted by a farm vehicle. by John S Turner – 20 March 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/40/2864080_f64d2a07_120x120.jpg)












