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Etruria Staircase Locks Nos 1 and 2

 
Also known as: Bedford Street Locks
Bedford Street, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4PZ, United Kingdom
 
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Etruria Staircase Locks Nos 1 and 2 is a minor waterways place on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) between Shelton (2¼ furlongs to the southeast) and Brindley Statue (1½ furlongs to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Shelton is Bedford Street Bridge No 2; ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Brindley Statue is Etruria Footbridge; 1 furlong away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a pair of locks with a rise of 19 feet and 3 inches.

Planet Lock No 33¼ furlongs
Stoke Road Bridge No 42¾ furlongs
Shelton2¼ furlongs
Shelton New Road Bridge No 31¼ furlongs
Bedford Street Bridge No 2¼ furlongs
Etruria Staircase Locks Nos 1 and 2
Etruria Footbridge1 furlong
Etruria Museum Winding Hole1 furlong
Brindley Statue1½ furlongs
Etruria Services1¾ furlongs
Etruria Junction2¼ furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Food Booze & News
 Cashpoint

Amenities nearby at Etruria Footbridge

 United Co-op
 Stoke on Trent
 Sainsburys Fuel
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

Park Lane Services8 miles, 2 furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Consall Forge14 miles, 2 furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Junction16 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction
Froghall Basin16 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Uttoxeter Canal) to Froghall Basin

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Etruria Services1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Stoke Top Lock No 402½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Top Lock No 40
Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)3 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)5 miles, 4½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)
Hall Green Footbridge No 937 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Hall Green Footbridge No 93
Red Bull Services6 miles, 4 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Buxton Road Bridge No 6813 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Buxton Road Bridge No 68
Stone Services9 miles, ¾ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Services
Stafford Road Bridge No 939 miles, 4 furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stafford Road Bridge No 93
Bosley Top Lock No 117 miles, 1 furlong and 14 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1
Locketts Bridge No 5317 miles, 2 furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Locketts Bridge No 53
Great Haywood Services Wharf19 miles, 2 furlongs and 20 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Wheelock Wharf12 miles, 6 furlongs and 28 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock Wharf
Middlewich Junction18 miles, 5½ furlongs and 33 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction
Middlewich Town Wharf19 miles, ½ furlongs and 36 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Middlewich Town Wharf
Middlewich Big Lock No 7519 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 36 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Middlewich Big Lock No 75

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

Planet Lock No 33¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Park Lane Services8 miles, 2 furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)16 miles, 5 furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Junction16 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Etruria Services1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Stoke Top Lock No 402½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Top Lock No 40
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)5 miles, 4½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)
Red Bull Services6 miles, 4 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Stone Visitor Moorings9 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Visitor Moorings
Aston Marina (entrance)11 miles, ½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Bosley Top Lock No 117 miles, 1 furlong and 14 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1
Great Haywood Services Wharf19 miles, 2 furlongs and 20 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Wheelock Wharf12 miles, 6 furlongs and 28 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock Wharf

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

Park Lane Services8 miles, 2 furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Junction16 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Etruria Services1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)5 miles, 4½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)
Red Bull Services6 miles, 4 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Stone Services9 miles, ¾ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Services
Aston Marina (entrance)11 miles, ½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Bosley Top Lock No 117 miles, 1 furlong and 14 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1
Great Haywood Services Wharf19 miles, 2 furlongs and 20 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Wheelock Wharf12 miles, 6 furlongs and 28 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock Wharf

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

Northwood Winding Hole2 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Leek Road Winding Hole2 miles, 7½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Foxley Winding Hole4 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Etruria Museum Winding Hole1 furlong and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Junction2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Festival Park Marina4¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Festival Park Marina
Toby Carvery Festival Park5 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Toby Carvery Festival Park
Burslem Branch Winding Hole1 mile, 4¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Burslem Branch Winding Hole
Middleport Winding Hole2 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Middleport Winding Hole
Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)3 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)
Hardings Wood Junction5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction
Site of Junction with Newcastle-Under-Lyme Canal1 mile, 2½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Site of Junction with Newcastle-Under-Lyme Canal
Stoke Basin Bridge No 1111 mile, 5¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Basin Bridge No 111
Pipers Bridge Arm6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Pipers Bridge Arm
Sideway Winding Hole2 miles, 5 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Sideway Winding Hole
Trentham Winding Hole3 miles, 7 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Trentham Winding Hole
Heritage Narrowboats8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Heritage Narrowboats
Ramsdell Hall Winding Hole8 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Ramsdell Hall Winding Hole
Jonathan Road Winding Hole4 miles, 7½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Jonathan Road Winding Hole

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

Park Lane Services8 miles, 2 furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Etruria Services1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Red Bull Services6 miles, 4 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Aston Marina (entrance)11 miles, ½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Bosley Top Lock No 117 miles, 1 furlong and 14 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Etruria Junction

Festival Park Marina4¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Festival Park Marina
Longport Wharf2 miles, 3 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Longport Wharf
Heritage Narrowboats8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Heritage Narrowboats
Stone Wharf9 miles, 2½ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Wharf
Aston Marina (entrance)11 miles, ½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Great Haywood Marina18 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 20 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Marina
Great Haywood Services Wharf19 miles, 2 furlongs and 20 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Great Haywood Basin19 miles, 2½ furlongs and 20 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Great Haywood Basin
Andersen Boats Wharf19 miles and 36 locks away
Travel to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Andersen Boats Wharf
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[Etruria Industrial Museum] mill. It is situated between the Trent and Mersey Canal and the Etruria staircase locks of the Caldon Canal. The museum has a modern entrance building [Caldon Canal] from Etruria, in Stoke-on-Trent (where it leaves the Trent and Mersey Canal at the summit level), to Froghall, Staffordshire. The canal has 17 locks and [Lock (water navigation)] accommodate changes in road crossings. The deepest "as-built" locks in England are considered to be Etruria Top Lock on the Trent and Mersey Canal and Somerton [Trent and Mersey Canal] canal. The narrow locks and bridges are big enough for a single narrowboat 7 feet (2.1 m) wide by 72 feet (22 m) long, while the wide locks can accommodate
 
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Bedford Street Staircase Locks
Bedford Street Locks - also known as Etruria Staircase Locks. Locks nos 1 & 2 on the Caldon Canal. Bedford Street Staircase Locks. view of both locks (no 1 at the bottom) from Etruria Basin - 2012 on the top left is Bedford Industrial Estate (on ...
Caldon Canal - Wikipedia
The Caldon Canal opened in 1779, runs 18 miles from Etruria, in Stoke-on-Trent where it leaves the Trent and Mersey Canal at the summit level, to Froghall, Staffordshire. The canal has 17 locks and the 69-metre long Froghall Tunnel. Contents. 1 History. 1.1 Operation; 1.2 Restoration; 1.3 Froghall tunnel. 2 Description; 3 ... A5006 road bridge. 1-2. Etruria Staircase Locks (2). Trent and Mersey Canal ...
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Staircase Locks Instruction board, at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
Jun 24, 2011 ... Bedford Street Staircase Locks, Nos 1 and 2 on the Caldon Branch of the Trent and Mersey canal. This notice is by the side of the upper ...
Caldon Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal: Etruria Staircase Locks ...
Etruria Staircase Locks Nos 1 and 2: - 16th August 2005. Etruria Staircase Locks Nos 1 and 2: - 16th August 2005. Related Waterways. Caldon Branch - Trent ...
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Bedford Street Locks open day | Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust
Nov 19, 2012 ... You'll also get the chance to meet the Etruria Boat Group Volunteers, who are bringing along one of their heritage boats. No pre-booking required. Location: Bedford Street Staircase Locks 1 & 2, Caldon Canal, Off Lower ...