At this year’s AGM, the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust celebrated Bob Williams’s remarkable 30 years of service as he retired from the Board. In recognition of his longstanding dedication, Bob was formally awarded the honorary title of Vice…
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A heritage day out: New Hall Mill Open Day, 13 September
If you love a bit of living history, put Sunday 13 September 2026 in the diary. New Hall Mill throws open its doors for the day, from 10am to 4pm. A working watermill on Wylde Green Road in Walmley, the…
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The Black Lion Pub, Consall: Caldon Canal Heritage Guide
History The Caldon Canal, which opened in 1779, was engineered by James Brindley to carry limestone from the quarries around Caldon Low and Cauldon in Staffordshire down to the Potteries and beyond. The route stretched from Etruria on the Trent…
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Consall Nature Park: Wildlife and Woodland on Caldon Canal
History The Caldon Canal reached Consall in 1779, carved through the steep-sided Churnet Valley in Staffordshire to serve the limestone quarries and ironworks that clustered along this remote stretch of waterway. Engineered by James Brindley and completed after his death…
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Cherry Eye Bridge on the Caldon Canal Heritage Guide
History The Caldon Canal opened in 1779, built by the engineer James Brindley’s successor Hugh Henshall to carry limestone from the quarries at Cauldon Low and Caldon to the Potteries. This waterway proved vital to Staffordshire’s industrial growth, linking the…
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Froghall Tunnel on the Caldon Canal Heritage Guide
History The Caldon Canal reaches its terminus at Froghall in the Staffordshire Moorlands, and it is here, carved through solid rock, that Froghall Tunnel represents one of the most ambitious engineering achievements of this remarkable waterway. The Caldon Canal was…
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Froghall Wharf and Basin: Caldon Canal Heritage Guide
History Froghall Wharf stands at the northern terminus of the Caldon Canal in Staffordshire, marking the point where canal transport met the limestone quarries and ironworks that drove the local economy for over a century. The Caldon Canal opened in…