A461 Moat Bank Bridge 

Sister Bridge to St Johns London Road Bridge for half its width which was also rebuilt in 1930's. This bridge was exposed by County Highways as part of their bridge inspections and was found to be intact.

Lock 12 

This lock is partly exposed and visible above ground to the west and beside Coppice Lane.

See Captain Ahab's Watery Tales on this section.

Coppice Lane Bridge 

A new bridge will be required at this location to replace the original bridge removed shortly after abandonment. A cranked water pipe to the side of the road indicates the profile of the original canal.

Pipehill Pumping Station 

The privately owned canal channel and towpath remain as abandoned to the North of the Puming Station.

Pipehill Wharf 

Coal for the adjacent Pipehill Pumping Station Steam Engines would have been delivered to this canalside wharf.

See Captain Ahab's Watery Tales  on this section. 

Old Canal Loop 

Redundant Loop of Old canal cut off when railway was constructed and new bridges formed in 1846 ? This area is all in private ownership

Pipehill Bridge showing the three spans - canal, farm track and railway.

The three span bridge over the canal and the adjacent railway was originally constructed in 1846 and replaced the original canal road bridge.

Sign showing the name Shaws Bridge in March 2020. Photo: Paul Jewitt 

Site of old bridge known as Smith’s Bridge or Shaw’s Bridge.

The canal will take a new route here to avoid severing existing farmland.

Roman Settlement at Wall 

To the south of the Canal approx 1k along Wall Lane is the Roman Settlement of Letocetum where a museum and site is open to the public.

Wall Lane Bridge 

The canal passes under Wall Lane and the remains of the existing road bridge need to exposed and restored.