Long Moll's Bridge near Calf Heath, Staffordshire
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Long Moll's Bridge near Calf Heath, Staffordshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 21 Jun 2010
Bridge No 76 across the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. These old numberings give a slightly misleading idea of the quantity of bridges still in place on the canal. Some farm accommodation bridges, swing bridges, or lift bridges no longer exist, and some new road bridges have been added. I have not discovered who Long Moll was, or whether the name is masculine or feminine. (Moll was a male personal name in the mediaeval and "dark" ages). This is on the ten mile long summit pound of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal which goes from Gailey to Compton (Wolverhampton). The six inch stop lock at Autherley Junction is the only blockage on the Shropshire Union Canal for eight miles until Wheaton Aston, so the whole area around here is popular for cruising with minimal work.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.675631
Longitude
-2.106355