Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Trent & Mersey Canal
Distance
150km from the Preston Brook Branch to Derwent Mouth
Highlights
Anderton Boat Lift, the world's first boat lift
Lion Salt Works Museum
Harecastle Tunnels
Wedgwood visitor centre
Staffordshire County Museum at Shugborough Park, a Victorian-era working estate
Fradley Junction
Shadlow Heritage Centre and Wharf
Navigation Authority
Canal & River Trust
Canal Society
Trent & Mersey Canal Society Ltd
OS 1:50,000 Sheets
117 Chester & Wrexham
118 Stoke-on-Trent & Macclesfield
127 Stafford & Telford
128 Derby & Burton upon Trent
129 Nottingham & Loughborough
Promoted by the Liverpool corporation and the Staffordshire pottery owners under Josiah
Wedgwood, the Trent & Mersey Canal was formerly the Grand Trunk Canal that linked the
ports of Liverpool and Hull. It was part of the Grand Cross that joined the Mersey, Trent,
Severn and Thames. Built between 1766 and 1777, it was James Brindley's most ambitious
