Barge Weathervane - Stone, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
N 52° 54.108 W 002° 08.997
30U E 557175 N 5861684
The barge weathervane is located on the roof of a building at the yard of Canal Cruising in Stone.
Waymark Code: WM10FXJ
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/01/2019
Views: 3
The barge weathervane can be seen from the tow path of the Trent and Mersey Canal at the coordinates given above.
The weathervane shows a canal barge and is constructed of grey metal. It is mounted on the roof of a one of the boatyard buildings at Canal Cruising in Stone.
Canal Cruising was established in 1948. They are the oldest hire company on the Canal system and have been operated by the same family for 4 generations.
"Situated in the heart of England, Canal Cruising Co Ltd is the ideal starting point for a different type of Holiday. Canal Boating in the slow lane, an adventure, seeing England from a different view point. From Stone you have several choices of routes, for an energetic week you can do the Four Counties Ring visiting Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire and the Midlands. Or an easier week the Cauldon which offers lift bridges, tunnels, a river, steam engines and the Churnet valley. 10 days the Cheshire Ring Manchester and the Anderton Boat lift. 2 weeks the Llangollen, Wales and the famous Aquaduct, naming but a few, each offering slightly different aspects of boating. Not forgetting those 3 or 4 day shortbreaks to re charge the batteries, traveling south to Great Haywood and Shugborough Hall or North and the Potteries." (
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