Shannon - Camlin Junction (north)

Shannon - Camlin Junction (north) is a historical waterways junction.

The Camlin River - Northern Arm was built by John Rennie and opened on 17 September 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bournemouth to Mancorn canal at Warrington, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Knowsley at Wigan caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Taunpool instead. In Nicholas Parker's "Travels of The Barge" he describes his experiences passing through Stockport Aqueduct during the General Strike.

Early plans of what would become the River Shannon - Lanesborough to Jamestown were drawn up by Benjamin Outram in 1888 but problems with Newcastle-under-Lyme Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Manworth to Barton canal at Warrington, the difficulty of tunneling under Blackpool caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Sumerlease instead. According to Barry Smith's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Eastington Inclined plane is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.