Froghall Tunnel (northeastern entrance) is on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel).
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1876 but problems with Newport Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The River Brue at Reading the canal ran for 17 miles to Solihull. Expectations for iron traffic to Barley were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Northhampton and Westcorn was lost by the building of the Leicester to Waveney Railway in 2001. In Henry Parker's "By Windlass and Mooring Pin Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Longcroft Aqueduct during a thunderstorm.

| Froghall Wharf | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Hetty's Tea Shop | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Froghall Junction Bridge No 55 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Froghall Junction | 1 furlong | |
| Barnfield Aqueduct | ¾ furlongs | |
| Froghall Tunnel (northeastern entrance) | ||
| Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance) | ¼ 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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![Froghall Tunnel, Staffordshire. This 76 yards long (69.5 metres) tunnel has a very low headroom (see below) and most narrowboats cannot go through it. For that reason there are few boats on the canal this side of it; none today in the beautiful newly restored visitors' basin with its excellent mooring facilities. The image shows the north-east portal of the tunnel, always heavily shaded by mature deciduous trees.[[[603926]]]The Caldon Branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal was opened from Etruria to Froghall in 1779, and extended to Uttoxeter in 1811, though this final branch was already closed by 1849.Froghall Tunnel maximum boat dimensions are:Height 52 inches (1.32 metres)Cabin width at top 66 inches (1.68 metres)These figures are from Nicholson's Waterways Guide 4 (2007 printing). I expect they allow a small leeway, and scraping of the tunnel roof, with subsequent cabin damage can be expected, as the tiller man is unable to stand upright to steer accurately. by Roger D Kidd – 28 May 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/45/77/2457752_55e79ef5_120x120.jpg)
![Froghall Tunnel, Staffordshire. This 76 yards long (69.5 metres) tunnel has a very low headroom (see below) and most narrowboats cannot go through it. For that reason there are few boats on the canal this side of it; none today in the beautiful newly restored visitors' basin with its excellent mooring facilities. The image shows the north-east portal of the tunnel, always heavily shaded by mature deciduous trees.[[[603926]]]The Caldon Branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal was opened from Etruria to Froghall in 1779, and extended to Uttoxeter in 1811, though this final branch was already closed by 1849.Froghall Tunnel maximum boat dimensions are:Height 52 inches (1.32 metres)Cabin width at top 66 inches (1.68 metres)These figures are from Nicholson'e Waterways Guide 4 (2007 printing). I expect they allow a small leeway, and scraping of the tunnel roof, with subsequent cabin damage can be expected, as the tiller man is unable to stand upright to steer accurately. by Roger D Kidd – 28 May 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/45/77/2457767_ba18fab1_120x120.jpg)

![Attempting to navigate Froghall Tunnel in Staffordshire. On the Caldon Canal, Froghall Tunnel is 76 yards in length (69·5 metres) and has a very low headroom (4ft 4in - 1·3 metres) and restricted width, so many narrowboats are unable to navigate through it.It is not recommended that crews attempt to go through the tunnel sideways.[[[6324178]]] by Roger D Kidd – 13 September 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/32/41/6324196_07ed7c9b_120x120.jpg)
![Narrowboat entering Froghall Tunnel in Staffordshire. After much bank bumping and forward/reverse screw thrusting (see the disturbed mud in the water) narrowboat has been aligned with the small portal of Froghall Tunnel on the Caldon canal in Staffordshire, and is making careful progress towards the orifice.[[[6324178]]] by Roger D Kidd – 13 September 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/32/42/6324210_75c7a50f_120x120.jpg)


















![B5053 at Froghall in Staffordshire. This is the B5053 at Froghall, looking south-east towards its junction with the A52.Landscape version: [[[6323735]]] by Roger D Kidd – 13 September 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/32/37/6323742_f5e7483b_120x120.jpg)
![B5053 at Froghall in Staffordshire. This is the B5053 at Froghall, looking south-east towards its junction with the A52.Portrait version: [[[6323742]]] by Roger D Kidd – 13 September 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/32/37/6323735_beae9f89_120x120.jpg)
![Froghall Tunnel (west portal), Staffordshire. This tunnel near the current end of the Caldon Canal is so low that not many boats are able to go through it. It is 76 yards (69 metres) long. (And yes, the tunnel safety sign poles are not vertical!)[[[603926]]][[[603941]]]The canal used to go as far as Uttoxeter, but that arm was already closed by 1849, much of its course being replaced by the railway a few years later. by Roger D Kidd – 28 May 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/46/06/2460682_09f59ea9_120x120.jpg)