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Chesterfield Canal, Cuckoo Way

by Paul Brunt

From the start of the canal on the outskirts of Chesterfield to West Stockwith

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86. 7 miles from Chesterfield, wonder if this is an original
87. Although filled in and dry the reeds still try, near Clinker Wood
88. In places canal edge can be seen and still in water but the majority appears to be filled in
89. Looking towards Staveley Clinker Wood is too the left
90. Part way along Clinker Wood a path crosses (miners Crossin) more or less announces the start of the filled in section
91. My dog inspects the old spill weir, this emptied and then passed under the adjacent rly line (now closed GCR)
92. Looking towards Staveley from the spill weir the channel can still be seen and partially holding a few inches of water
93. Approaching the A6135 Main Road Bridge 18A the channel is stone lined with stop plank groves at the narrow end
94. Approaching the A6135 Barlborough Road Bridge 18
95. Looking back towards Staveley the A6135 Barlborough Road Bridge 18
96. When the housing development took place of the foundry at Renishaw reinstatement of the canal channel was a requirement
97. Renishaw Foundry Footbridge
98. Renishaw Foundry Footbridge looking towards Staveley
99. The channel round the housing at Renishaw
100. The end of the housing developers requirement looking back towards Staveley
101. From where the housing development finished the channel is again filled in
102. The canal follows the line of the footpath towards Killamarsh as far as Spink Hill Road
103. Here is the site of the Spink Hill Road Bridge No. 19
104. After Spink Hill Road Bridge the canal line become visable again
105. A sharp right marks the start of the MS&L Rly diversion of the canal known as the Railway Mile
106. Looking along the Railway Mile. Canal to the right and railway to the left.
107. For the full mile the railway channel looks like this
108. At one point the canal narrows and there is a pipe at the bottom, was this a land drain or feeder pipe
109. A view of how the canal narrows for the pipe
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