Newcastle Railway Station
Newcastle-under-Lyme railway station was situated off King street, across from the Borough Arms Hotel (seen in the background). The line, which originally went from Stoke to Newcastle was opened in 1852, ...
Newcastle under Lyme Canal at Copeland Street, Stoke-upon-Trent
A view along the Newcastle under Lyme Canal where it leaves the Trent & Mersey Canal in Stoke on Trent. The photograph is taken from the bridge at the junction with the Trent & Mersey: the bridge in the ...
Newcastle Under-Lyme Canal in winter
The Newcastle-under-Lyme to Stoke canal photographed a few yards from Clayton Lane Bridge.The Newcastle canal was a 4 mile level canal from the Trent & Mersey Canal at Stoke to Newcastle-under-Lyme.The ...
Newcastle-under-Lyme Canal
The Newcastle-under-Lyme to Stoke canal photographed a few yards from Clayton Lane Bridge.The Newcastle canal was a 4 mile level canal from the Trent & Mersey Canal at Stoke to Newcastle-under-Lyme.The ...
Newcastle-under-Lyme Canal, Boothen
A view of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Canal taken from a footbridge with Boothen Church of England School (later Boothen Primary School) on the left, with the spire of All Saints' Church beyond.
The Newcastle ...
Norbury Junction,
Norbury Junction was the junction between the Newport and the Liverpool and Birmingham sections of the Shropshire Union Canal.
The Newport branch of the canal was little used after 1920 and was closed ...
Norton Pool, Norton Canes
Now known as Chasewater, Norton Pool was formed in 1797 by damming two streams: the Crane Brook which flowed into the Tame, and another stream flowing into the Penk, to provide a feeder to the extended ...
Oakamoor
A view taken from the top of Oakamoor Tunnel, looking towards Alton. Botton left is the crossing keeper's house with the terrace of housing built for Bolton's copper workers known as The Island. Oakamoor ...
Old canal, Meaford, near Stone
This view shows the remains of the original course of the Trent and Mersey Canal near Meaford Locks, just north of Stone. In 1831 the section of the Trent and Mersey Canal by Meaford Lock was straightened. ...
Otherton Bridge and Lock, Penkridge
Otherton Bridge stands on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, which was engineered by James Brindley and opened in May 1772.
Outing on the Caldon Canal, Kingsley Banks
Photograph of a party of women dressed for a day's outing on an empty working narrow boat. There is another boat approaching in the opposite direction.
Painting of the narrowboat 'Farmer's Friend'
A painting by Albert Allen. The Farmer’s Friend was a working narrowboat owned by Bowers and Thorley, limestone burners and hauliers. It was used for carrying limestone mined from Cauldon Low quarry ...
Panorama from Bedford Street, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph was taken from just north of the flight of locks at Bedford Street in Shelton. The camera is looking northwards along the Caldon Canal with the winding towers of Wolstanton Colliery on ...
Penkridge canal basin
Penkridge canal basin on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Picnic at Norbury Junction
Norbury Junction was the junction between the Shrewsbury and the Liverpool and Birmingham sections of the Shropshire Union Canal. The Newport branch of the canal was little used after 1920 and was closed ...
Plardiwick Bridge, Gnosall
A pen and ink sketch on a blank white postcard. View of Plardiwick Bridge, which is bridge no. 36 on the Shropshire Union Canal, Gnosall. Inscription: 'Plardiwick / Bridge / Gnosall'. Signed 'ESPE ...
Polesworth Dock style 'castles' decoration
'Castles' motif painted by Tony Lewery, showing the style of traditional narrow-boat decoration associated with Polesworth Dock on the Coventry Canal, Warwickshire.
Precaution is Prevention: Or, A Friendly Warning to the Landed and Agricultural Interest; respecting the Real Designs of the Grand Trunk Canal Company in their Intended Application to Parliament - Pamphlet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
During 1808, the Trent and Mersey Canal Company was attempting to persuade the government that it should be exempt from paying the 'poor rates.'
The 'poor rates' were local taxes raised by every parish ...