A674 Bridge No 79A Winding Hole
A674 Bridge No 79A Winding Hole is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds).
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

You can wind here.
| Botany Bay Boat Yard | 4½ furlongs | |
| Botany Bridge Narrows | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Botany Bay Visitor Moorings | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Knowley Bridge No 79 | 1½ furlongs | |
| A674 Bridge No 79A | ½ furlongs | |
| A674 Bridge No 79A Winding Hole | ||
| Moss Lane Bridge No 80 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| The Maltings Visitor Moorings | 3 furlongs | |
| Walton Summit Branch Junction | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Johnson's Hillock Bottom Lock Footbridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Johnson's Hillock Bottom Lock No 64 | 3½ furlongs | |
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