The Hatherton Branch Canal at Calf Heath, Staffordshire
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The Hatherton Branch Canal at Calf Heath, Staffordshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 11 May 2012
This derelict canal is now only used as a feeder into the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. Behind the camera are the two Calf Heath Locks, a basin occupied as part of the Calf Heath Marina, and Phil Jones's boatyard. Opened in 1841, and extended in 1863, the canal remained in use for carrying coal until 1949. It was formally abandoned in 1955. It is not navigable above this lock. Restoration is planned, but re-opening is many years away. http://www.lhcrt.org.uk/ http://captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/hatherton-branch-canal.html
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Image Location
Latitude
52.675679
Longitude
-2.09297