Contributed by Jim Worgan The Newcastle under Lyme Junction Canal (Upper Canal) 1798 Following the completion of the lower canal both its directors and those of the Gresley Canal realised that a through route between the two canals was now a possibility. A report drawn up in 1797 recommended the construction of the upper canal [...]
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TRANSPORT IN NEWCASTLE – Three Canals
Posted in Conservation, tagged Apedale, Canals, Conservation, Museum on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Jim Worgan Part I – Sir Nigel Gresley Canal 1775 Mining has produced the Apedale landscape that can be seen today and it is mining that for centuries has been at the heart of local community life. But the seams of history are just as rich as the mineral deposits that [...]
