Caldon Canal Island, Stanley Moss, Staffordshire

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Caldon Canal Island, Stanley Moss, Staffordshire

Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 15 Oct 2007

Right smack in the middle of the canal near Doles Bridge (No 27) is this oddity. It is the remains of a swing bridge which used to carry the track of a light railway which connected with the (now disused) "main" line by the canal towpath off the picture to the right.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.071031
Longitude
-2.113388