Harby Colston Bridge No 41
Harby Colston Bridge No 41 carries a farm track over the Grantham Canal half a mile from Nantwich.
The Act of Parliament for the Grantham Canal was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Smeaton. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Thomas ever navigated Willford Embankment in a bathtub

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Bridge No 36 (Grantham Canal) | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Long Clawson Bridge No 37 | 1 mile, 7½ furlongs | |
| Marriotts Bridge No 38 | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Meadows Lane Bridge No 39 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Hose Wooden Bridge No 40 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Harby Colston Bridge No 41 | ||
| Harby Swing Bridge No 42 | 1 furlong | |
| Langar Bridge No 43 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Rectory Bridge No 44 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Stathern Bridge No 45 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Haulings Bridge No 46 | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
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![Bridge Farm, Colston Road, Harby. A brand new farm house built of a sympathetic design. Note the barley sugar twist chimneys, unique in this immediate area. The nearest decorative chimneys that I am aware of are in Harlaxton, eg [[2169171]] and Manton, eg [[269339]]. by Kate Jewell – 14 October 2005](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/06/53/065338_9c0e6232_120x120.jpg)



![Harby Granary, Leicestershire. The Granary was built in 1836 alongside the Grantham Canal. Harby Mill in the background, built in 1828, was in use until 1938. The sails top was removed in 1940 as it was a danger to aircraft landing in the Langar airfield. [[SK7333]] The site has been owned by Cem-Spec for many years and is a busy small manufacturing industry. by Kate Jewell – 14 October 2005](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/06/53/065333_ea04408a_120x120.jpg)




![Abandoned Stilton dairy in Harby. Millway Foods dairy on Colston Lane. Millway Foods Ltd was incorporated in 1987 and produced Stilton from this site in Harby. Dairy Crest acquired Millway Foods Ltd in March 1999 and Millway Dairy Crest Ltd became the operating company for Dairy Crest’s consolidated Stilton and speciality cheese business. However, Dairy Crest moved all production from Harby to the Hartington Creamery in the Peak District, see [[338239]], and the Harby site was closed. The Dairy Crest speciality cheese making division, including the Hartington Creamery was bought by Long Clawson Dairy, see [[64664]], in 2008 so it could be said that Millway has been brought home. The future of the Hartington Creamery is unsure at the present date.At the closure Dairy Crest took out an injunction forbidding any other company using the site for cheese production. It has lain empty ever since. by Kate Jewell – 21 May 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/31/46/1314680_19abbccb_120x120.jpg)









