School Lane Bridge No 183 carries a footpath over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) near to Maidstone.
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1816 but problems with Polehampton Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for coal traffic to Bradford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Longfield power station was enough to keep it open. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) was closed in 1955 when Northampton Embankment collapsed. In Arthur Taylor's "By Mooring Pin and Lump Hammer Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Southampton Inclined plane during the General Strike.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Park Farm Marina | 5½ furlongs | |
| Billinge Green Pipe Bridges | 5 furlongs | |
| Orchard Marina | 3½ furlongs | |
| Mort's Bridge No 182 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Northwich Bypass Bridge No 182A | ½ furlongs | |
| School Lane Bridge No 183 | ||
| School Lane Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| The Old Broken Cross PH | 2 furlongs | |
| Broken Cross Bridge No 184 | 2 furlongs | |
| Broken Cross Pipe Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Griffiths Bridge No 185 | 4 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at School Lane Winding Hole
The nearest shop is only 2 or 3 minutes walk from the canal.
Cross the bridge on to School Lane North and walk past the houses
to the end of the road where you will see a petrol station with a
shop attached. There is also a post box by the roadside.
The
nearby baker, Frank Roberts, is a very large scale commercial bakery,
not a corner shop! If you want to see it, walk the opposite way at
the bridge. It's on the far side of the A556 about 300m away. There's
a pedestrian subway at the traffic lights.
Information from
Dennis Walton, 27-8-2007
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
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