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Three ways of travelling north of Chesterfield
by Christine Johnstone
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The Chesterfield Canal was built to carry freight by boat. It is crossed... (more)
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Chesterfield Canal
by Steve Fareham
geograph for square SK7291
The Chesterfield Canal is considered to be one of the most beautiful and... (more)
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Gringley Bridge over the Chesterfield Canal
by Steve Fareham
geograph for square SK7291
The Chesterfield Canal is considered to be one of the most beautiful and... (more)
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The Chesterfield canal at Shaw Bridge
by Steve Fareham
geograph for square SK7391
The Chesterfield Canal is considered to be one of the most beautiful and... (more)
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Seth Ellis moored at the Hop Pole
by Christine Johnstone
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The Chesterfield Canal Trust's trip boat. Go to... (more)
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West Stockwith basin, Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK7894
The 'gin palace' looks a bit out of place alongside the... (more)
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So near, yet so far away
by Christine Johnstone
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There is no easy way of reaching Sainsburys from this stretch of the... (more)
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Drone Valley Way waymarker on bridge abutment
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK3873
As well as carrying two long distance paths, this part of the... (more)
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Reflections on the Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
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An oval of dressed stone created by the Chesterfield - Rotherham railway bridge.
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Chesterfield Waterside, awaiting development
by Christine Johnstone
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The canal basin has been re-created, but is surrounded only by scrubland,... (more)
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Walker by the River Rother / Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
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A local, using this long distance route as an urban footpath. I know... (more)
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Path along the River Rother / Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
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With Chesterfield's famous crooked spire on the horizon.
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Moored narrowboat, Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK5979
Just above Bracebridge Lock [no 44].
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Manton Viaduct and Manton Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
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Or Bridges 45a and 45 on the Chesterfield Canal.
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Long Bridge [no 47], Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK6279
For a mile, the canal towpath switches from the north side to the south... (more)
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Chequer House Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
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Bridge no 51 on the Chesterfield Canal carries the Blyth Road into Ranby.
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Cemetery Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK6981
Bridge 54b on the Chesterfield Canal links two parts of Retford Cemetery.
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New ECML railway bridge over the Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
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The railway and the canal were closed one Christmas to install this bridge [no 54a].
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Lady Bridge and a pipe bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK6882
Pipe bridges don't have official names and numbers. Lady Bridge is... (more)
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Bridge on a bend
by Christine Johnstone
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Lady Bridge, no 54 on the Chesterfield Canal.
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Taylor's Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
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Bridge 71 on the Chesterfield Canal.
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Bridge 73a and Drakeholes Tunnel
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK7090
The high bridge takes the A631 Gainsborough Road over the Chesterfield... (more)
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Bridge 83 from Lock 64, Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
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Lock empty, bottom gates open. The bridge carries Misterton's Station Street.
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Bridge 82A, Misterton
by Christine Johnstone
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Carrying Station Street [the A161] over the Chesterfield Canal.
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West Stockwith Lock
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK7894
No. 65 on the Chesterfield Canal, linking the canal basin with the tidal River Trent.
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Manton Bridge with Manton Viaduct behind
by Christine Johnstone
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Nos 45 and 45A on the Chesterfield Canal.
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Kilton Lock
by Christine Johnstone
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No 52 on the Chesterfield canal.
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The Chesterfield Canal at Cinderhill
by Christine Johnstone
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The eponymous bridge is no 37, and the lock no 41.
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Milestone Lock
by Christine Johnstone
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No 29 on the Chesterfield Canal. All the lcoks in this delightful... (more)
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A rare sight in October
by Christine Johnstone
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A moving boat on the Chesterfield Canal, just above Thorpe Double Bottom Locks.
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Boundary Lock, no 41a
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK5581
As its number suggests, this shallow lock on the Chesterfield canal is a... (more)
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Chesterfield Canal and Canal Road
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK5879
The green strip is the towpath.
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No mooring along this towpath
by Christine Johnstone
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Chesterfield canal bank returning to nature, west of Manton Bridge.
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Rayton Farm Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK6178
Bridge no 45B is not the prettiest on the Chesterfield Canal, but it does the job.
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Sharp canal bend
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK6480
The Chesterfield Canal is an early canal, so it's full of bends as... (more)
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Lone tree along the towpath
by Christine Johnstone
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The Chesterfield Canal, looking back towards the A1.
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This one's got no name
by Christine Johnstone
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Bridge 51a carries the A1 over the Chesterfield Canal.
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Beer garden and moorings at the Chequers Inn
by Christine Johnstone
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Seen from a passing boat on the Chesterfield Canal.
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Chesterfield Canal towpath
by Christine Johnstone
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One of the canal's distinctive milestones in the foreground, and... (more)
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Chesterfield Canal towpath
by Christine Johnstone
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Just below Forest Middle Top Lock [aka Charlie's Lock, no. 55].... (more)
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Orange cotoneaster along the Chesterfield canal towpath
by Christine Johnstone
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The houses are in Galway Crescent, Retford.
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Pilings along the Chesterfield Canal towpath
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK6881
An ususual sight in the Nottinghamshire section. The sign declares... (more)
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The Packet Inn, beside the Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK7081
A packet boat service used to allow villagers from Clarborough and Hayton... (more)
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Someone on Osberton Road likes living by the canal
by Christine Johnstone
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Attractive back garden seen from the Chesterfield Canal.
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Boats moored above Retford Town Lock
by Christine Johnstone
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Moored boats far outnumber moving boats on the Chesterfield Canal.
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Canalside house and garden, Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
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Fronting on to Wheatley Road.
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Swan at Lecture Room Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
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Bridge 64 on the Chesterfield Canal carries a footpath into the fields.
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The Chesterfield Canal, Hayton
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK7284
Unlike most navigable canals, all soft edges, bushes and reeds. The... (more)
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A rare autumnal sight on the Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
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Other than our own, this was the only moving boat that we saw on the canal for four days.
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Moored boats on the Chesterfield Canal
by Christine Johnstone
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There are half a mile of linear moorings either side of Clayworth Bridge.
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