Chesterfield Canal [320 photos] in SK3871 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Chesterfield Canal

The Chesterfield Canal is a 46-mile-long navigable channel from the Derbyshire town of Chesterfield to the River Trent, passing through Staveley, Shireoaks, Worksop and Retford. The sections between West Stockwith junction on the Trent and Kiveton Park near Rotherham and from Staveley to just short of Chesterfield are navigable. The 10 miles from Norwood tunnel to Staveley are disused, Norwood tunnel has partly collapsed. The Chesterfield Canal trust plan to restore this section, but it requires a major diversion around Killamarsh.
The route is a typical James Brindley contour canal. An application was made to Parliament and the Act of Parliament received the Royal Assent on 28 March 1771. The canal was a success when it opened in 1777, however the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway opened a parallel line in 1849. The last commercial traffic was in 1908.

by Ashley Dace

Created: Sat, 19 Mar 2011, Updated: Mon, 7 Aug 2023

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SK5680 : Haggonfields Lock by Stephen McKay

SK7694 : Cooper's Bridge No 80 by Mat Fascione

SK3872 : Chesterfield Canal by Ashley Dace

SK6380 : Chesterfield Canal by Richard Croft

SK7492 : Cuckoo Way heading west along the Chesterfield Canal by Mat Fascione

SK5879 : The Waterfront (Canal Cottage) by Alan Murray-Rust

SK7283 : Moorings at The Gate, Clarborough by Alan Murray-Rust

SK6981 : Chesterfield Canal by Richard Croft

SK7385 : Black Syke Drain overflow by Mat Fascione

SK7392 : Chesterfield Canal and Trent Valley Way by J.Hannan-Briggs

SK5779 : The approach to Morse Lock from the north by Alan Murray-Rust

SK7285 : Chesterfield Canal moorings at Hayton by Alan Murray-Rust

SK5481 : One Slide Lock by Richard Croft

SK5679 : Chesterfield Canal, near Rhodesia by Stephen McKay

SK7090 : A631 Gainsborough Road Bridge No 73 by Mat Fascione

SK5580 : Shireoaks Middle Lock by Stephen McKay

SK7080 : Below West Retford Lock by Alan Murray-Rust

SK3873 : Chesterfield Canal - Railway Bridge by Ashley Dace

SK5879 : Worksop Town Lock, Chesterfield Canal by Alan Murray-Rust

SK7387 : Boats moored along the Chesterfield Canal by Mat Fascione

SK7081 : West Retford Lock by Richard Croft

SK3873 : Chesterfield Canal - Railway Bridges by Ashley Dace

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