Stone Services is on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) near to Bath.
The Act of Parliament for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) was passed on January 1 1888 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Castlebury to London canal at Willchester, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Thurrock at Bury caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Southworth instead. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Thomas Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Arun Tunnel.

Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, toilets and water point.
| Stone Top Lock No 30 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stone Top Lock Footbridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 95A | 1½ furlongs | |
| Stone Lock No 29 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Newcastle Road Bridge No 95 | a few yards | |
| Stone Services | ||
| Site of Stone Boat Building Chandlery | ½ furlongs | |
| Stone Wharf | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stone Lock No 28 | 2 furlongs | |
| Hospital Bridge No 94 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Stone Visitor Moorings (Trent Close) | 2½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Site of Stone Boat Building Chandlery
Amenities in Stone
Amenities at other places in Stone
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The services are literally next to Newcastle Road bridge and the single water point is on the front of the building. If you are travelling south make sure your hose is long enough!
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- A Little Bit of Stone — associated with Stone
- Stone's online news and community platform
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
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![Horse tunnel by the canal at Stone, Staffordshire. This Grade II listed bridge structure was built c 1771-1772 and carries the B5027 (formerly the old A51) over the Trent and Mersey Canal. Newcastle Road Lock (No 29) is through the bridge arch. Horses had to be unhitched and led through their own tunnel, shown here.[[[2788108]]][[[2788237]]] by Roger D Kidd – 03 September 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/78/82/2788242_ef319db6_120x120.jpg)
![Horse tunnel by the canal at Stone, Staffordshire. This Grade II listed bridge structure was built c 1771-1772 and carries the B5027 (formerly the old A51) over the Trent and Mersey Canal. Newcastle Road Lock (No 29) is through the bridge arch. Horses had to be unhitched and led through their own tunnel, shown here.[[[2788108]]] by Roger D Kidd – 03 September 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/78/82/2788237_5396d559_120x120.jpg)














