Norbury Junction Services

Norbury Junction Services is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) just past the junction with The River Roding.
Early plans for the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) between Oldcorn and St Helens were proposed by John Green but languished until Thomas Jones was appointed as engineer in 1782. The canal joined the sea near Cambridge. Expectations for manure traffic to Wokingham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1905 when Ambersford Aqueduct collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Cecil Harding swam through Westley Locks in 17 minutes to encourage restoration of Leeds Tunnel.

Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, showers, toilets and water point.
| Norbury Road Aqueduct | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| High Meadow Aqueduct | 2 furlongs | |
| Norbury Junction Visitor Moorings (south) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Norbury Junction Visitor Moorings (5 day) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Norbury Junction Narrows | ¼ furlongs | |
| Norbury Junction Services | ||
| Norbury Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Norbury Wharf Boatyard | ¼ furlongs | |
| Junction Inn | ½ furlongs | |
| Norbury Bridge No 38 | ½ furlongs | |
| Norbury Junction Visitor Moorings (north) | ¾ furlongs | |
Please note that rubbish facilities are now located at the boatyard opposite.
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Nearest self-operated pump-out
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
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![Narrow boats 'Yeoford' & 'Mendip' moored at Norbury Junction, Shropshire Union Canal (1). Breaking their journeys are unloaded 'Yeoford' and butty (Birmingham & Midland Canal Carrying Company) and loaded 'Mendip' (Anderton CCC) with their crews. Leaning on 'Mendips' tiller is 'Chocolate Charlie' Atkins, a well-known boatman who lived aboard 'Mendip' for many years. He gained the nickname because a regular trip for him (and 'Mendip') was transporting chocolate crumb from Cadbury's factory at Knighton, on the Shropshire Union Canal near Market Drayton, to their factory at Bournville on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. He managed 2 trips/week until the trade ended in 1961. This traffic is recorded on a plaque at Knighton: [[547848]]. by Martin Tester – 14 June 1970](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/78/90/7789059_6a2a8c56_120x120.jpg)




![Sunday at the Junction. Late season, little has changed since 1994 [[269891]]. by John M – 21 October 2007](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/59/47/594781_3102c33c_120x120.jpg)
![Narrow boat 'Mendip' arrives at Norbury Junction, Shropshire Union Canal, 1970. 'Mendip' with boatman 'Chocolate Charlie' Atkins at the helm has just arrived in the basin and drifts past 'Yeoford', ([[7788994]]). He will moor stern-to-stern. I had seen 'Mendip' being loaded with concrete slabs at BWB's yard in Northwich the previous morning, [[7785441]]; to see her arrive at Norbury Junction was a surprise! by Martin Tester – 14 June 1970](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/78/90/7789056_0acb1d44_120x120.jpg)




















![Norbury Junction. This is the point at which the Shrewsbury branch of the canal leaves the 'Shroppy', to head off across country via Newport and the north side of what is now Telford. It's taken from a point adjacent to the white bollard visible in [[1389505]] by Richard Law – 05 July 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/39/52/1395248_71802c2c_120x120.jpg)
