Grindley Brook Services

Grindley Brook Services is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line).
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.

Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, rubbish disposal, showers, toilets, glass recycling, paper recycling, tin can recycling and aluminium can recycling.
| Whitchurch Ring Road Bridge No 30A | 6½ furlongs | |
| Danson's Farm Bridge No 30 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Visitor Moorings (above locks) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Water Points | ¾ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Pump-Out | ½ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Services | ||
| Grindley Brook Winding Hole | a few yards | |
| Grindley Brook Staircase Locks Nos 17 to 19 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Lockside Café & Stores | ½ furlongs | |
| Chester Road Bridge No 29 | ½ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Top Lock No 16 | 1¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
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![Narrowboat in Grindley Brook Top Lock, Shropshire. The top three locks in the Grindley Brook flight of six are built as a staircase. In this image, a narrowboat is about to leave the top lock and enter the middle one in the staircase. The gates at the top of the steps fulfil the dual purpose as bottom gates of the top lock and top gates of the middle lock. Water is transferred directly from one lock down to the other as boats descend the flight.See also: [[[5239338]]][[[5239346]]]The Llangollen Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal starts by the River Dee at Llantysilio and leads to the main line at Hurleston Junction, a distance of 46 miles, with twenty-one locks. Water is supplied from the River Dee to the canal, and on to Hurleston Reservoir, a source of domestic water supplies. by Roger D Kidd – 17 September 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/23/93/5239351_8d850f64_120x120.jpg)



