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Boathorse Lane Valley and Line Houses, Tunstall

The view in a northerly direction from Hollywall Lane towards Line Houses. The Harecastle railway tunnels run beneath the fields in the foreground and a ventilator shaft can be seen in the left centre. ...

Boatman and family on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Rugeley

Boatyard on the Trent and Mersey Canal, Stone

The canal basin and boatyard on the Trent and Mersey Canal at Stone. These 18th and 19th century buildings are now occupied by the Canal Cruising Company, founded in 1948,. In the background can be ...

Boys fishing on the Trent and Mersey Canal, Stone

A group of boys fishing near Lime Kiln Lock on the Trent and Mersey Canal, near to Stone Railway Station. In the distance is a bottle kiln of Taylor and Tunnicliff electrical insulator manufacturers ...

Boys Fishing, Stone,

Boys fishing in Trent and Mersey Canal at Meaford, near Stone.

British Waterways Depot, Burslem Branch Canal, Burslem

British Waterways was the authority responsible for maintaining the majority of canals in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1962 it became the Canal & River Trust in 2012. This depot was at the far end of ...

Burgess & Leigh, Middleport Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent

Burgess & Leigh built the Middleport Pottery alongside the Trent & Mersey Canal in 1888-89 and it is the only complete working Victorian pottery left in Stoke-on-Trent (2o18). Traditional pottery works ...

Burslem Canal Arm

A view taken near to the end of the Burslem arm of the Trent and Mersey Canal, with china stone on the wharf. This branch was opened in 1805 and became derelict in 1961. In the background are the bottle ...

Burslem Canal Arm

The end of the Burslem Arm of the Trent and Mersey Canal, with china stone on the wharf. This branch was opened in 1805 and became derelict in 1961. In the background are the bottle kilns of Wood's Trent ...

Caldon Canal and Pumping Station, Stockton Brook

Stockton Brook, looking towards Etruria. A working narrow boat is moored alongside the canal towpath in the distance. On the right is Stockton Brook pumping station built for the Staffordshire Potteries ...

California Lock, Uttoxeter Canal, near Oakamoor

The overgrown remains of California or Morris's Lock on the disused Uttoxeter Canal, near Oakamoor. The Uttoxeter Canal was a thirteen-mile extension of the Caldon Canal running from Froghall as ...

Canal and Locks, Great Haywood

The lock on the Trent and Mersey Canal by Trent Lane in Great Haywood, with the lock keeper's cottage on the right. This was later (until 2017) the Lock House Restaurant and Tea Rooms. Postcard publisher ...

Canal at Colwich

A view of the Trent and Mersey Canal at Colwich, looking south-east towards Colwich Lock. The church tower can be seen in the trees to the left. Church Farm is largely hidden by thatched hay ricks.

Canal bridge and lock, trent Lane, Great Haywood

The lock and bridge on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Trent Lane in Great Haywood. Shugborough Hall and the Essex Bridge are to the right of this picture.

Canal Bridge, Great Haywood

Postcard view of the towpath alongside the Trent and Mersey Canal at Great Haywood, looking south. The iron bridge seen in the picture carried the drive from Shugborough Hall to Little Haywood over the ...

Canal Bridge, Trent Lane, Great Haywood

The lock and bridge on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Trent Lane in Great Haywood. To the left is the Lock Keeper's house (The Lockhouse Tea Rooms in 2003). Shugborough Hall and the Essex Bridge are to ...

Canal Junction, Great Haywood

A postcard view of a quiet scene looking towards the junction of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire and the Trent and Mersey Canals at Great Haywood. This postcard was published by The Francis Frith ...

Canal Lock and Bridge, Stockton Brook

In the past, when river transport was a popular means of transport, the Caldon Canal was a busy place. The canal served the Churnet Valley and surrounding districts, and one of the main type of traffic ...