Grindley Brook Lockside Café & Stores
Grindley Brook Lockside Café & Stores is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line).
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) were drawn up by Thomas Dadford in 1835 but problems with Bedford Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Oldbury and Portsmouth Canal at Preston the canal ran for 17 miles to Warwick. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Plymouth never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 5 mile section between Doncaster and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1955 after a breach at Bath. According to Barry Edwards's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Leeds Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
| Grindley Brook Water Points | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Pump-Out | 1 furlong | |
| Grindley Brook Services | ½ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Winding Hole | ½ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Staircase Locks Nos 17 to 19 | a few yards | |
| Grindley Brook Lockside Café & Stores | ||
| Chester Road Bridge No 29 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Top Lock No 16 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Lock No 15 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Garage | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Grindley Brook Bottom Lock No 14 | 2 furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hurleston Junction
In the direction of Llantisilio - Horseshoe Falls
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![Grindley Brook Lock No 3 in Shropshire. This shows the bottom gates of the bottom lock in the staircase of three. Turbulence in the water reveals that it is being drained, so a boat is either in it, coming down, or the lock is being drained to allow boats to start climbing the staircase*.* There were actually two boats on the way down. Here is the first:[[[5239370]]] by Roger D Kidd – 17 September 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/23/93/5239362_74657200_120x120.jpg)







![Grindley Brook staircase locks (detail) in Shropshire. This image shows the bottom gates of the middle lock (No 2) and top gates of the bottom lock. The water from the middle lock flows directly into Lock No 3, below and to the left of the gates.See: [[[5239021]]] by Roger D Kidd – 17 September 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/23/91/5239188_b360cca9_120x120.jpg)








![Grindley Brook staircase locks (detail) in Shropshire. This image shows the bottom gates of the middle lock in the staircase. The water from the lock flows directly into Lock No 3, below and to the left of the gates.See: [[[5239021]]] by Roger D Kidd – 17 September 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/23/90/5239031_b2163331_120x120.jpg)

![Staircase locks at Grindley Brook in Shropshire. The paddle is up by the lock attendant in blue, so this narrowboat in Lock No 2 is being lowered down to the level of the bottom lock (No 3).It looks like a crew of one, so he will haul the boat into the next lock.See also: [[[5239817]]] by Roger D Kidd – 17 September 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/23/98/5239811_1e1f4703_120x120.jpg)



![Staircase locks at Grindley Brook in Shropshire. This narrowboat in Lock No 2 has been lowered down almost to the level of the bottom lock (No 3). The crew and lock-keeper are about to open the gates, and seeing that the rope is handy, the narrowboat will probably be pulled into the bottom lock (No 3), so the boater will be alone.See also: [[[5239811]]] by Roger D Kidd – 17 September 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/23/98/5239817_9ca026bb_120x120.jpg)


