Hardings Wood Bridge No 133 carries a farm track over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich).
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1782 but problems with Eastpool Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Nuneaton to Doncaster canal at Luton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Solihull at Willcester caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Nantwich instead. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) was closed in 1955 when Barstone Inclined plane collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) Society.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Red Bull Bridge No 134 | 4 furlongs | |
| Red Bull PH | 4 furlongs | |
| Red Bull Lock No 43 | 4 furlongs | |
| Pool Lock Aqueduct (overbridge) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Red Bull Lock No 42 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Hardings Wood Bridge No 133 | ||
| Red Bull Top Lock No 41 | a few yards | |
| Hardings Wood Junction | ½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Red Bull Top Lock No 41
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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![Grey wagtail. The context is the cutwater between the two No. 41 locks of the Trent and Mersey Canal [[7220709]]. I think this is the first time I have seen this bird. by Stephen Craven – 02 July 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/22/07/7220712_0117a5a4_120x120.jpg)



![The Canal Tavern, Hardingswood Road. The pub has had a makeover since 2010 [[1949318]]. by Stephen Craven – 02 July 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/22/08/7220811_b0156748_120x120.jpg)




![Former gasworks building, Hardingswood Road - detail. The inscription starts 'The Kidsgrove Gas Light Company' but it is eroded and I cannot make out the other wording. For context see [[7220817]]. by Stephen Craven – 02 July 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/22/08/7220819_f5628968_120x120.jpg)

![The Canal Tavern (pub sign) at Hardings Wood, Staffordshire. This canal-side public house by twinned locks No 41 is popular with expectant gongoozlers on sunny summer days.[[[3172601]]] by Roger D Kidd – 01 September 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/17/26/3172625_9a874cd9_120x120.jpg)









![The Blue Bell pub, Kidsgrove. The signage has been altered and a verandah added since 2011 [[7170030]]. by Stephen Craven – 02 July 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/22/08/7220824_f436f849_120x120.jpg)
![Boat entering Hardings Wood locks. The narrowboat 'Sherborne Prince' has just come off the Macclesfield Canal [[7220825]] and starts its journey on the Trent and Mersey. by Stephen Craven – 02 July 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/22/08/7220828_61172001_120x120.jpg)

