Cappers Lane Bridge
Cappers Lane Bridge carries a farm track over the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)) five kilometres from Runfield.
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)) were drawn up by William Jessop in 1876 but problems with Basildon Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. The canal joined the sea near Wessley. Expectations for manure traffic to Blackburn were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling London power station was enough to keep it open. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)) campaign.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Site of Paper Mill Wharf | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Darnford Lane Bridge | 5½ furlongs | |
| Darnford Lift Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Site of Canalside Cottage BCN 264 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Lock No 30 (Lichfield Canal) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Cappers Lane Bridge | ||
| Watery Lane Bridge (Huddlesford) | ¾ furlongs | |
| LCC Sliding Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Huddlesford Junction | 2¾ furlongs | |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
- LHCRT Home Page — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration))
- Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Web Site
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![Rape field and Freight train near Huddlesford in Staffordshire. Looking north-west from Huddlesford Lane. The West Coast Main Line (Trent Valley) is on an embankment between Lichfield and Tamworth. This length of line was increased to four track in 2007, and currently work connected with HS2 development is under way a short distance off to the west (off to the left). The Freightliner locomotive is a Class 66 Diesel-electric. These were built from 1998 to 2008, and a few more 2014-2015. The one in this image is No 66516.Same train: [[[6252311]]] by Roger D Kidd – 20 May 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/25/23/6252303_46ead5ae_120x120.jpg)
