Barges lay still on the Shropshire Union canal as the dawn light sweeps across the sky above Beeston Castle, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mist lingers among the trees along the Shropshire Union canal as it snakes its way through the Cheshire plain to Beeston Castle, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Shropshire Union canal leads through the Cheshire plain to Beeston Castle and the Peckforton sandstone ridge at sunrise, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A tranquil morning on the Shropshire Union Canal, Audlem, Cheshire, England, UK

A canal narrowboat approaches the Shroppie Fly Inn, Shropshire Union Canal, Audlem, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shropshire Union Canal in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shropshire Union Canal in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A long boat on the Shropshire Union Canal at Audlem in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe