London Bridge No 50B
London Bridge No 50B carries the road from Rhondda to Doncaster over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) between Neath and Tameside.
Early plans for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) between Aberdeenshire and Nuneaton were proposed by James Brindley but languished until Exuperius Picking Junior was appointed as surveyor in 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Banstead to Oldford canal at Barton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Kings Lynn at Tameside caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Preshampton instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Bath were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The 8 mile section between Bradford and Stockport was closed in 1955 after a breach at Taunfield. In Nicholas Green's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Charnwood Tunnel during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Cherry Eye Bridge No 53 | 1 mile | |
| Changeline Bridge No 52 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Flint Mill Lock No 17 | 2 furlongs | |
| Flint Mill Lock Winding Hole | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Flint Mill Lock Bridge No 51 | 1½ furlongs | |
| London Bridge No 50B | ||
| Consall Station | 1½ furlongs | |
| Churnet Railway Bridge No 50A | 2½ furlongs | |
| Churnet Junction Bridge No 50 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Black Lion Inn | 2¾ furlongs | |
| River Churnet (southern junction) | 3 furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
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In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Etruria Junction
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![London Bridge near Consall in Staffordshire. Often called Podmore Bridge, it crosses the Caldon Canal (Bridge No 50B) and the Churnet Valley Railway. It is wrongly numbered as 50 in the 2007 printing of Nicholson's Waterways Guide 4. The Caldon and Uttoxeter Canals Trust calls it London Works Bridge, and also omits the B from its number. The number 50 belongs to Consall Forge Bridge, [[[2455438]]] Ian Calderwood provides interesting notes regarding the name. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/591239 by Roger D Kidd – 28 May 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/45/49/2454988_c248e1e1_120x120.jpg)



![Podmore Bridge south-east of Consall, Staffordshire. Looking towards Froghall from the front of a train about to enter Consall Station.Looking towards Froghall, and looking towards the rear of the train. The diesel unit attached is not pulling the train (though it will be later on the return journey) but is in position to assist the small steam locomotive by pushing up the gradient towards Ipstones. The Caldon Canal passes under the left arch of the bridge. The towpath is part of the very popular Staffordshire Way long distance path.See also: [[[4771110]]]See also: [[[4770674]]] by Roger D Kidd – 01 August 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/77/22/4772284_5bd0e253_120x120.jpg)




![London Bridge [no 50] reflected. Carrying a footpath and an access road over the Caldon Canal. Sometimes known as Podmore Bridge, and sometimes given the number 50B. by Christine Johnstone – 21 September 2020](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/63/81/6638140_2de6687c_120x120.jpg)


















