NEWCASTLE
UNDER LYME CANAL ROUTE
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This
shows the start of the Newcastle to Stoke canal with the wharf identifed
as "Wf" - the dashed line with the date 1798 would have been
the connection (via an inclined plane) to the Junction Canal - this was
never built.
The
Canal Extension Railway was built in 1854 to connect to the NSR railway
system |
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1898 OS map of
Newcastle
Showing the canal
terminus at Brook Lane and its connection with the railway system. The
canal leaves Newcastle running alongside London Road. The red square
marks the public house the "Boat and Horses" |
The
terminus of the Newcastle Canal was close to Brook Lane.
As
a testimony to the canal a pub named the Boat
& Horses still stands near the former basin though the basin itself was
converted into railway sidings many years ago. Although still extant in 1971
these sidings have also now been removed and are occupied by a supermarket.
The Boat and
Horses pub in Stubbs Lane
photo: March
2003
The
canal left the town centre heading south east on the west side of London Road
(A34). Where Occupation Street leaves London Road is the spot which would have
been the bottom of the inclined plane (had it been built). Near here is the
newly developed Lyme Valley Park - Lyme Brook runs to the west of the canal
line.
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Map of the route of the Newcastle to Stoke canal
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