Sir Nigel Gresley's Canal was a 3-mile (4.8 km) private canal between Apedale and Newcastle-under-Lyme both in Staffordshire, England.[1]
History
The canal was used to transport coal from Sir Nigel Gresley's mines.[1] It opened in 1776 after being approved by Act of Parliament in 1775.[2] The act placed controls on the price at which coal transported via the canal to Newcastle could be sold for the following 42 years.[3] The canal was transferred to the ownership of Robert Edensor Heathcote in 1827.[4] It closed around 1857.[5]
The canal joined the Junction Canal at a mill in Cross Heath, a site now occupied by a motorbike shop in Swift House on the A34 Liverpool Road. It then ran northwest to Milehouse, Chesterton and the Apedale mines.
See also
Bibliography
- Hadfield, Charles (1985). The Canals of The West Midlands (3rd ed.). Hewton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8644-1.
- Priestley, Joseph (1831). "Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals and Railways of Great Britain".
References
- ^ a b Priestley 1831, pp. 324–325
- ^ Hadfield 1985, p. 324
- ^ Hadfield 1985, p. 40
- ^ Hadfield 1985, p. 209
- ^ "Sir Nigel Gresley's Canal". Jim Shead. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
External links
- "Tracing a canal via blackberries" - exploring the route in 2008