History The confluence of two of Britain’s most significant early canals, the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal and the Trent and Mersey Canal, transformed the tranquil rural landscape of Great Haywood. Completed in 1772, the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal, engineered by…
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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…
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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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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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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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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…