Wall Grange Bridge No 39 carries a farm track over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) just past the junction with The River Wharfe.
Early plans for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) between Aberdeenshire and Nuneaton were proposed by James Brindley but languished until Exuperius Picking Junior was appointed as surveyor in 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Banstead to Oldford canal at Barton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Kings Lynn at Tameside caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Preshampton instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Bath were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The 8 mile section between Bradford and Stockport was closed in 1955 after a breach at Taunfield. In Nicholas Green's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Charnwood Tunnel during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Cheddleton Bridge No 42 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Cheddleton Flint Mill | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Cheddleton Flint Mill Winding Hole | 7 furlongs | |
| Springs Bridge No 41 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Wood Top Bridge No 40 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Wall Grange Bridge No 39 | ||
| Deep Hayes Aqueduct | ¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Lift Bridge Narrows | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Holly Bush Bridge No 38 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| The Hollybush Inn | 3 furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Aqueduct Overhead | 4 furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch)
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![Looking across the railway bridge. Looking in the opposite direction to [[1408944]]. by Jonathan Kington – 30 March 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/34/05/2340572_29c52b15_120x120.jpg)

![Sign on railway bridge. This sign has obviously been refurbished and placed back on the newly strengthened railway bridge [[1408944]]. OB27 will be the number of the bridge, the distance is how far it was to the next main station (presumably Leek). Because this was mainly a mineral line I would presume that SCQ2 refers to the quarry that owned it. by Jonathan Kington – 16 July 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/40/89/1408958_b20735b1_120x120.jpg)

![A face appears. On the right hand buttress of the railway bridge (seen in [[2340572]]) is a sign that I photographed in 2009 ([[1408958]]), but I certainly don't recall seeing a face on the wall then. So I wonder if somebody's sense of humour has caused them to carve it, for a close-up see [[2340603]]. by Jonathan Kington – 30 March 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/34/05/2340590_20e9966e_120x120.jpg)
![The face in the wall. This face has been carved out of stone on the right-hand buttress of the railway bridge as seen in [[2340572]], for another view see [[2340590]]. by Jonathan Kington – 30 March 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/34/06/2340603_8afc4ed8_120x120.jpg)








![The old station, near Longsdon. This was the Wall Grange and Longsdon Station. For a similar view and further information see [[58743]] taken by Ralph Rawlinson in 2003. by Jonathan Kington – 16 July 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/40/89/1408933_f453611a_120x120.jpg)

![Entrance to Deep Hayes Country Park. This road continues for another 100 metres or so to the car park and visitor centre ([[1230152]]) for this lovely country park. by Jonathan Kington – 05 November 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/59/11/1591185_8b1b1efa_120x120.jpg)







![Path alongside the old railway line. If we compare this picture with one taken by Roger Kidd ([[594883]]) in 2007, in a similar location, we can see how much more the old railway line has become overgrown. This line has been bought by a private company with the intention of re-opening it, it looks like they will have a lot of hard work and expense ahead of them. by Jonathan Kington – 26 November 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/60/04/1600449_c3cdf5be_120x120.jpg)
