Tilstock Park Winding Hole
Tilstock Park Winding Hole is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) near to Derby Cutting.
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) were drawn up by Thomas Dadford in 1835 but problems with Bedford Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Oldbury and Portsmouth Canal at Preston the canal ran for 17 miles to Warwick. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Plymouth never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 5 mile section between Doncaster and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1955 after a breach at Bath. According to Barry Edwards's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Leeds Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
You may be able to wind here, but it is not a full-length winding hole, being only suitable for boats up to 60 feet long.
| Roundthorn Bridge No 44 | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Welsh End Visitor Moorings | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Platt Lane Bridge No 43 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Platt Lane Visitor Moorings | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Tilstock Park Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tilstock Park Winding Hole | ||
| Tilstock Park Lift Bridge No 42 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Springhill Bridge No 41 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Blackoe Bridge No 40 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Cambrian Railway Bridge No 39 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Old Man's Bridge No 38 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
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![Tilstock Park Lift Bridge No 42, Llangollen Canal, 1977. My notes said Bridge 42 but Geograph photos (eg: [[5343765]]) showed totally different steelwork which made me doubt their accuracy. However Neil Clifton's [[520127]] of 1979 vindicated them. Obviously at some date post-1979 the bridge has been completely rebuilt, probably at the time the hydraulic lifting system was installed. by Martin Tester – 16 May 1977](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/92/48/7924865_498a63b6_120x120.jpg)
![Tilstock Park Lift Bridge No 42, Llangollen Canal. View from the water - [[[129795]]] by JThomas – 14 March 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/09/75/6097546_2553346d_120x120.jpg)























