Middlewich Top Wharf
Middlewich Top Wharf is on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) near to Stoke-on-Trent.
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1816 but problems with Polehampton Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for coal traffic to Bradford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Longfield power station was enough to keep it open. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) was closed in 1955 when Northampton Embankment collapsed. In Arthur Taylor's "By Mooring Pin and Lump Hammer Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Southampton Inclined plane during the General Strike.

| Middlewich Junction | ½ furlongs | |
| Carillon Dock | ½ furlongs | |
| Wrights Bridge No 169 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Top Wharf | ||
| Middlewich Top Lock No 72 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Dry Dock | 1 furlong | |
| Middlewich Lock No 73 | 1 furlong | |
| Middlewich Bottom Lock No 74 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Andersen Boats Wharf | 1¾ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
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![Canal shop, Middlewich. A staging post on the Trent & Mersey Canal, viewed from Brooks Lane bridge [[1266641]]. by Stephen Craven – 19 April 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/26/66/1266658_40e1b2cd_120x120.jpg)







![Trent & Mersey Canal Milepost in Middlewich. [[4812645]], for the previous milepost.[[4814907]], for the next milepost along the canal. by Mat Fascione – 15 July 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/81/34/4813496_61ceffb7_120x120.jpg)















![Scraping over the bridge. This bridge has a sharper 'hump' on it than appears on approaching it from the main road [[1266641]]. The marks on the surface show that many vehicles have scraped their undersides on it! by Stephen Craven – 19 April 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/26/66/1266666_85d0dc6a_120x120.jpg)

![Approaching Brooks Lane bridge. Bridge no. 169. See [[1266641]] for the other side. by Stephen Craven – 28 August 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/35/13/7351383_c6326e83_120x120.jpg)
