Canal Bridge near Hatherton
A typical bridge on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, which was engineered by James Brindley and opened in May 1772.
Canal Bridge, Forton,
The photograph shown here was taken in a south easterly direction from the north bank of the River Meese. The road (or lane) is between Meretown and Forton, approximately 90 metres North of Skew Bridge. ...
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, Weston
A postcard view looking north along the Trent and Mersey Canal at Weston, looking tow.to the right. There is a man on the right bank with a bucket and a shovel. A house can be glimpsed on the extreme ...
Canal burst, Armitage
In July 1914 damage caused by burrowing rats caused the Trent and Mersey Canal to burst its banks at Armitage. This photograph was taken opposite the Old Farm House Restaurant, Armitage.
Canal burst, Armitage
Description:In July 1914 damage caused by burrowing rats caused the Trent and Mersey Canal to burst its banks at Armitage. Here, workmen are surveying the damage. The Old Farm House Restaurant can be ...
Canal from Nursery Lane Bridge, Hopwas
A posrcard view looking north towards the Birmingham Road Bridge from Dixons or Nursery Lane Bridge over the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, on the route of the Coventry Canal.
This postcard was published ...
Canal in winter, Drayton Bassett
Looking south along the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal towards the Turret Footbridge, Drayton Bassett. This unusual bridge dates from the late 18th century and is a high iron footbridge reached by stairs ...
Canal junction, Great Haywood
View of the canal bridge and wharf from the Trent and Mersey Canal; the bridge marks junction of the canal with the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal.
The building on the far left was a corn mill, ...
Canal Junction, Great Haywood,
View of the canal bridge and wharf from the Trent and Mersey Canal; the bridge marks junction of the canal with the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal.
The building on the far left was a corn mill, ...
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 ...
Canal Lock, Newport Branch Canal, Oulton
The Newport branch of the Shropshire Union Canal started at Norbury Junction with a flight of seventeen locks.
The Newport branch of the canal was little used after 1920 and closed by Act of Parliament ...
Canal Plan for the County of Stafford
This map shows the plans of navigation for a canal near Longbridge near Burslem and to go to Newcastle-under-Lyme, Lichfield, Tamworth and to Wilden in Derbyshire. It was made by James Brindley and revised ...
Canal Railing, by Arthur Berry
Mixed media painting by Arthur Berry (1925-1994). Born Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, Arthur Berry was an artist, poet and playwright. Educated at Biddulph Council School, Burslem College of Art and the ...
Canal scene at Horseley Fields, Wolverhampton
The building on the left is the Union Flour Mill. Situated on the Birmingham Canal Navigations Mainline, the steam-powered mill commenced production in 1813. It was owned by the Wolverhampton Flour ...
Canal Scene, Aston by Stone
A postcard view on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Aston-by-Stone. To the right is Aston Mill Farm, with the spire of St. Saviour's Church in the distance. A postcard published by T.G. Adie of High Street, ...
Canal Scene, Aston by Stone
A postcard view on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Aston-by-Stone. To the right is Aston Mill Farm, with the spire of St. Saviour's Church in the distance.
Canal Scene, Aston-by-Stone
This picture shows a tranquil autumn scene on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Aston-by-Stone, a view that has hardly changed over the years. In the distance, beyond the canal bridge is the spire of St. Saviour's ...