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THE GHAX1) TKUNK CANAL. 



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Descending from 

 the summit level 

 into the val- 

 ley of the 

 Trent, the 

 canal would 

 then pro- 

 ceed southwards 

 through the Pot- 

 tery districts, 

 passing close to 

 Burslem, Han- 

 ley, Stoke, and 

 Lane End. It 

 then passed on- 

 ward, still south, by Trentham, 

 Stone, and Shutborough, to 

 Haywood, where it joined the 

 canal projected to unite the 

 Severn with the Mersey. Still 

 following the valley of the 



RUDGELEV 



1STON 



T^WILDEN 



KINCSMILLS 



LICHFIELD 



WOLVERHAMPTON 



I TAMWORTH 



Trent, the canal near 

 Rugeley, turning 

 sharp round, pro- 

 ceeded in a north- 

 easterly direction, 

 nearly parallel with 

 the river, passing 

 Burton and Asliton, 



to a junction with the main stream at Wilden Ferry. 



a little above where the Derwent falls into Ilir Trent 



BIRMINGHAM 



GRAND TRUNK CANAL 



/COLEBROOK 



