Consall Forge

Consall Forge is a surprisingly remote place on the Caldon Canal in Staffordshire. It is many miles from the nearest road, by means of a narrow track. It does, however, have a station on the North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley Railway).

The Black Lion Inn, seem behind the railway, is a must for boaters stopping here overnight on their way to Froghall.

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Leek Tunnel

Leek Tunnel on the Caldon Canal in Staffordshire. This short 130 yard tunnel is on the Leek Arm of the Caldon Canal. Part of the tunnel had to be re-lined and it was closed for a long time. An industrial estate has been built over the final half mile of the branch into Leek.
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Hazlehurst

The top lock at Hazlehurst, on the Caldon Canal in Staffordshire.

There are three locks at Hazlehurst, descending from the canal's summit level towards Cheddleton and the River Churnett. Above the locks is the junction with the Leek branch, which swings across the main line below the locks by way of Hazlehurst Aqueduct.

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Froghall

The trip boat Birdswood moored up at Froghall, at the eastern end of the Caldon Canal, Staffordshire. Beyond the bridge arch is the junction with the Uttoxeter Canal, with the newly restored Lock 1 descending to a new mooring basin.

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