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Caldon Canal, near Consall

A wooden drawbridge on the Caldon Canal , between Cheddleton and Consall. The Caldon Canal was engineered by James Brindley and opened in 1777 as far as Froghall Wharf.

Canal and River Sow, Milford

The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal near Milford at the point where it crosses the River Sow via an aqueduct. A 'Teesee' postcard published by E.J. Garside, Rock House, Milford.

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 at Ivy House Road, Hanley

A wooden lift bridge over the Caldon Canal in Hanley. Lift bridges were counter-weighted and usually operated manually or by using a windlass. This bridge has been replaced by a permanent structure.

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, Cowley, Gnosall

Cowley Double Road Bridge from the south, bridge no.31 on the Shropshire Union Canal. It is sited south of Gnosall. From the County Archaeology photograph collection held at Staffordshire Record Office....

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, 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 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 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 lift bridge, Ivy House Road, Hanley

This lift or draw bridge (number 11) carries Ivy House Road over the Caldon Canal. Over the bridge to the left, and alongside the canal, was J & G Meakin's Eagle Pottery. Demolished in 2005, the land ...

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 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, Kidsgrove

A working narrowboat on the Trent and Mersey Canal leaving the Harecastle Tunnel and heading north at Kidsgrove. The narrowboat belongs to the North Staffordshire Railway Engineers Dept. with the name ...

Canal Side, Great Haywood

Postcard view of the towpath alongside the Trent and Mersey Canal at Great Haywood. There is a man sitting on the towpath fishing in the canal. The iron bridge seen in the picture carried the drive from ...