Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Uttoxeter Canal)
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Uttoxeter Canal) were drawn up by Thomas Telford in 1888 but problems with Polecester Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. In 1888 the Nantwich and Plymouth Canal built a branch to join at Lancaster. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Rotherham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of coal from Trafford to Edinburgh prevented closure. According to Peter Thomas's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Oxford Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
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| Froghall Junction | |||
| Uttoxeter Branch Lock No 1 | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Froghall Basin | 1 furlong | 1 lock |
- 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)
Wikipedia has a page about Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 93 1⁄2-mile (150 km) canal in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire in north-central England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities to the east of Burton upon Trent and north of Middlewich, it is a wide canal.
The narrow locks and bridges are big enough for a single narrowboat 7 feet (2.1 m) wide by 72 feet (22 m) long, while the wide locks can accommodate boats 14 feet (4.3 m) wide, or two narrowboats next to each other.