Costa Coffee (Christleton)
Costa Coffee (Christleton) is on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) just past the junction with The Amberscroft Canal.
The Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) was built by John Smeaton and opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Newport to Castlefield canal at Stroud, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Bassetlaw at Oldham caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Torquay instead. In Thomas Smith's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Westhampton Boat Lift during the General Strike.

| Rowton Bridge No 120 | 5 furlongs | |
| Cheshire Cat PH | 4 furlongs | |
| Quarry Bridge Winding Hole | 1½ furlongs | |
| Quarry Bridge No 121 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Christleton Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Costa Coffee (Christleton) | ||
| Pepper Street Bridge No 122 | a few yards | |
| Water Point (Christleton) | ¼ furlongs | |
| A55 Road Bridge No 122A | ½ furlongs | |
| Christleton Lock No 36 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Christleton Lock Footbridge | 1½ furlongs | |
- The Old Trooper PH — associated with this page
- Public House
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
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![Pepper Street bridge over the Shropshire Union Canal. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the stone post at the near end of the brick parapet - see [[4774443]] by John S Turner – 10 October 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/77/44/4774448_ba8849f6_120x120.jpg)




![Coffee replaces beer in Christleton. Ye Olde Trooper pub [[6782542]] has been converted into a Drive-thru Costa Coffee outlet. by Christine Johnstone – 06 May 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/52/02/7520299_53a08871_120x120.jpg)
![Bench mark and steps to the canal from Pepper Street, Christleton. These old stone posts were once a stile providing access to the towing path for the Shropshire Union Canal. The Ordnance Survey bench mark on the right hand post was first recorded on the 1874 O.S. map. See also [[4774448]] by John S Turner – 10 October 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/77/44/4774443_45b79519_120x120.jpg)






















![Old Mill Loading Platform, Christleton. Although there are a couple of planks missing from this hinged platform, it looks to be the real deal, which is certainly likely as this canal-side mill only stopped making flour in the mid 1970s. It went by the name of Butlers Mill, and ground the grain into flour used predominantly for animal feed, according to those in the know online.The grain was lifted from the barges, called Mersey Flats, by a cantilever hoist, of which there is now no evidence. Presumably onto this platform. The bottom of an overhanging bit of the old mill building can just be made out at the top of the picture, but it is worth looking at [[7167444]] for a better view. Presumably (again!) there used to be a trapdoor in the overhanging bit through which the sacks of grain were hoisted. A bakery existed here until the 1930s and when I was growing up there was a Mill Stores here selling newspapers and football stickers, amongst other things. It must have closed in the mid 1990s I think. A bit of trivia found online is that the owners of the mill also owned the first petrol station in Christleton, which was sited on what is now Durban Avenue, on the opposite side of the A41.I was a bit startled to see the words 'Bakers Way' on the OS map, running alongside this section of the canal running past the old mill. Its name, however, is a red herring, having nothing to do with baking; it is named as a tribute to a Mr Baker, something of a big cheese in Cheshire footpaths in days gone by. by Ian Dodds – 06 September 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/18/72/7187231_9ddb2ac3_120x120.jpg)