Monthly Archives: April 1979

From Croxton Lane Bridge No 173 to Anderton Marina, a distance of 8 miles, 7¼ flg. Start : Croxton Lane Bridge No 173 Finish : Anderton Marina Back to Anderton Marina and then home

From Rode Heath Bridge No 141 to Croxton Lane Bridge No 173, a distance of 10 miles, 6 flg and 22 locks. Start : Rode Heath Bridge No 141 Finish : Croxton Lane Bridge No 173 Shopped at Hassall Green … Continue reading →

From Bosley Bottom Lock No 12 to Rode Heath Bridge No 141, a distance of 12 miles, 4¾ flg and 14 locks. Start : Bosley Bottom Lock No 12 Finish : Rode Heath Bridge No 141 Back onto Trent and … Continue reading →

From Bosley Top Lock No 1 to Bosley Bottom Lock No 12, a distance of 16 miles, 5 flg and 12 locks. Turn Round Here : Bollington Wharf Start : Bosley Top Lock No 1 Finish : Bosley Bottom Lock … Continue reading →

From Lawton Moorings to Bosley Top Lock No 1, a distance of 12 miles, 5¼ flg and 25 locks. Start : Lawton Moorings Finish : Bosley Top Lock No 1 Reached Harding’s Wood Junction, and turned onto Macclesfield Canal. Worked … Continue reading →

From Stanthorne Lock No 3 to Lawton Moorings, a distance of 11 miles, 4¾ flg and 21 locks. Start : Stanthorne Lock No 3 Finish : Lawton Moorings Reached King’s Lock and rejoined Trent and Mersey.Headed South. Watered at Wheelock … Continue reading →

From Middlewich Visitor Moorings (main line) to Stanthorne Lock No 3, a distance of 22 miles, 2½ flg and 9 locks. Turn Round Here : Hurleston Junction Start : Middlewich Visitor Moorings (main line) Finish : Stanthorne Lock No 3 … Continue reading →

From Anderton Marina to Middlewich Visitor Moorings (main line), a distance of 9 miles, 4¼ flg and 1 lock. Start : Anderton Marina Finish : Middlewich Visitor Moorings (main line) Left Anderton Marina after conducted tour of boat and crash … Continue reading →

Our first canal holiday happened after we’d had several poor holidays by the seaside… one day we were walking along the canal bank near Arley Bridge No 64 and we got talking and so a week long holiday was booked … Continue reading →