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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

445 photos · 6.1K views
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
110. In place an idea of where the water level may be on the non towpath side with the stone work
111. More or less marking the end of the railway mile is the site of what will be Boiley Lane Bridge No.19b.
112. After Boiley Lane the canal bed starts to see water again
113. On the edge of Killamarsh a good section of the canal has been restored and is currently used as fishing ponds
114. On the edge of Killamarsh a good section of the canal has been restored and is currently used as fishing ponds
115. On the edge of Killamarsh a good section of the canal has been restored and is currently used as fishing ponds
116. At the end of the ponds a stretch of the canal bed is now fenced off and used as a paddock
117. After the Paddock the canal line is used as an access road and manure dump
118. Again the canal line dissapears, do the hedgerows give an indication
119. From where you loose the line of the canal at the Fishponds this is the next place to see it Forge Bridge 25
120. Forge Bridge 25 taken from road level
121. The canal bends round to the right following the line of the fence
122. The canal becomes easier to see after passing under this disused railway bridge 25A as we enter Killamarsh
123. On the western side of Killamarsh under the reeds water is still there for a short stretch
124. The canal soon dries out and then bends sharply to the right
125. Looking back towards Chesterfield from Walford Road
126. A new bridge (26b) will be required to cross Walford Road
127. Looking back towards Chesterfield between Walford Road Bridge 26b and Mallinders Bridge 27
128. Looking away from Chesterfield between Walford Road Bridge 26b and Mallinders Bridge 27
129. Approaching Mallinders Bridge 27 the canal line becomes visable again. Looking towards Chesterfield
130. Mallinders Bridge 27 requires to be rebuilt
131. Site of Mallinders Bridge 27 looking back towards Chesterfield and the cut can be seen to the right
132. The original canal line now forms the Killamarsh Greenway, a footpath through Killamarsh
133. The original line becomes built over from here and a diversion will turn the canal left.
134. Diversion, the canal will start to lock down near here
135. Diversion, it will pass through this space behind the sports centre
136. Diversion, the canal will come behind the modern building, it then has to pass the house and under the road, using a new tunnel
137. Diversion, the canal will pass up this narrow strip of footpath heading for Netherthorpe Lake, probably using a new tunnel
138. Diversion, a new lock will be built near the tree line to take the canal down to Netherthorpe Lake
139. Diversion, at the far corner of the lake the canal will exit Netherthorpe Lake
140. Diversion, the canal will exit Netherthorpe Lake in this area before locking back up to the original line of the canal
141. Diversion, the canal needs to lock up this slope to the original line of the canal.
142. Walking away from Killamarsh the canal again becomes visiable, the diverted canal will rejoin around the corner in the distance
143. At some point in the not too distant past hedge laying has taken place
144. Even in place where there is no water present the reeds still grow
145. Advantage of a drained canal, you can see some of the construction methods close up
146. Where the canal is in water between Killamarsh and Bridge 29 it is either full of reeds or trees
147. Looking back towards Killamarsh the amount of reeds can clearly be seen. Bank to Bank
148. Approaching Bridge 29 the Gannow Lane Bridge (Rotherham Road) you pass by industrial units on either side
149. The amount of growth in the canal here is clearly visiable.
150. Shortly before Gannow Lane (Rotherham Road) Bridge 29 the canal is dry and the wall clearly shows its route.
151. Looking back towards Killamarsh from Bridge 29 the amount of clearance work required can clearly be seen
152. Gannow Lane (Rotherham Road) Bridge 29, looking towards Norwood
153. Norwood Bridge 30
154. Entry to Norwood Low Treble Lock 7
155. Site of Norwood Low Treble Locks 7,8 and 9
156. Lock 7 dammed to form a weir
157. Between locks 9 & 10
158. Site of former Norwood Middle Treble Lock12
159. Site of holding pond between Norwood Upper Middle Treble Lock 15 and Norowod Upper Quad Lock 16
160. Site of Norwood Upper Quad Locks 16, 17, 18 and 19
161. With Norwood Tunnel behind looking at approach to Norwood High Treble Locks 19a, 19b and 19c
162. Approach to Norwood Tunnel from Norwood Hight Treble Locks
163. Norwood Tunnel Western Portal bricked up.
164. Diversion - The canal will branch off here through a series of locks towards the M1
165. Diversion - The canal will ascend this area through a series of locks to the M1
166. Diversion - Existing M1 underpass to be used by the canal
167. Diversion - The hedrow to the right is the rough line of the canal
168. Diversion - The hedgeline along the centre of the image is where the canal will run
169. The canal pass down the edge of the Kiveton Community Woodland
170. Bending right it fully enters the Kiveton Community Woodland
171. Passing through this shallow cutting towards Kiveton Waters Marina
172. Site of Kiveton Bridge 30H
173. Currently Kiveton Waters Angling but will become a Marina
174. 3 locks will be in this view which will lead down to a restored section of Norwood Tunnel
175. At this point the boater will be underground in the tunnel
176. The tunnel generally follows the line of the path
177. Bricked up at present the Eastern Portal of Norwood Tunnel
178. In water and partially navigable but no where turn, the approach to the Tunnel Eastern Portal
179. A lovely stretch approaching Norwood Tunnel
180. Dog Kennel Winding Hole where a feeder from Harthill Reservoir also comes in
181. A nice flow keeps the canal topped up at Dog Kennel Winding Hole
182. From the bridge visiable in photo 181 a view of the feeder approach
183. Viewed from above the water splashes down from the feeder into the canal
184. The feeder has recently seen some severe pruning of trees, whilst here, also came across a Weasel
185. Kiveton Visitor Moorings, looks like the bin has not been emptied for some time.
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