Caldon Canal - Lock 3 - Planet lock - Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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ntpayne
N 53° 00.928 W 002° 11.022
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Planet lock is lock number 3 on the Caldon canal
Waymark Code: WMVBV4
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/29/2017
Views: 8
This is the third lock on the Caldon canal. Like all locks on this canal it is a single width lock (approx 7' 6").
The Caldon canal is properly known as the Caldon branch of the Trent & Mersey canal, opened in 1779.
The canal runs from the junction with the Trent & Mersey canal at Etruria to its terminus at Froghall which is 17 miles in total. At Hazlehurst the Leek branch runs for 2 1/2 miles to its terminus at Leek.
The Uttoxeter branch used to leave the canal at Froghall but is now disused apart from the basin and first lock at the junction.
Waterway Name: Caldon canal
Connected Points:
Links from the Trent & Mersey canal at Etruria to its terminus at Froghall.
Type: Lock
Date Opened: 01/01/1779
Elevation Difference (meters): 1.00
Site Status: Operational
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed
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