Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The rural canal reaches away from the bottom lock of the flight at Grendon
.
Housing follows the south side of the canal, together with the Gate Inn, until the west side
also becomes built up at Bolehall. The Anchor, by a canal spur, precedes the final two locks
at Glascote. The A5 has been diverted through here. The Burton upon Trent to Birmingham
railway passes over and the A51 also crosses.
The derrick crane and the clocktower with its weathervane are just two of the features that give
Hartshill maintenance yard its character
.
The first of two aqueducts, protected by a pill box, takes the canal over the River Tame,
giving views down to Tamworth.
Tamworth, formerly Tomtun, was originally Saxon. Mostly grey stone, it is built at the
confluence of the River Anker with the River Tame. It was razed to the ground by the Danes
