The Potteries

My kind of lock.....

and our kind of canal side property.

One day we will visit the Wedgwood Pottery

Trentham Lock

and the first of these distinctive signs telling the story of this fascinating length of canal.

New development 

and a tribute to the old wagon works.

A flight of five taking us to Etruria Junction

Brindley Statue at Etruria Junction

and Trev reverses up to the services to take on water and attempt a pump out.

Stop for very very cheap gas

The Roundhouse stands hidden behind the bushes, the very last remains of the original Wedgwood Factory built in 1769.

Signs of the pottery industry still survive in the shape of the brick furnaces shaped like gigantic bottles about thirty feet high.

We moor for the night at one of our favourite spots beside Westport Lake

and get ready to take on "Heartbreak Hill" tomorrow.

8 miles and 6 locks

Scores on the doors

412 miles, 175 locks, 10 swing bridges, 1 lift bridge and 9 tunnels.