Etruria to Consall Forge
bottle kilns, Milton(?)
by the Caldon Canal
Up at 0600 and started up the Caldon Canal. Stopped for lunch at the Travellers' Rest, Stanley, where the service was VERY quick. Good value roast dinners were £3.95 each. Locked down the Hazelhurst Locks to keep on the main line, and passed under the Hazelhurst Aqueduct. Stopped for a quick one at the Holly Bush just beyond the aqueduct. The pub was busy, and I remember thinking that it hadn't really lived up to expectations. Too good for its own, er, good?
Cheddleton
Moored up for the evening at Consall Forge (forgot to note the time). Went to the extraordinary Black Lion pub. Behind the bar was an extremely grumpy old man; all over the place were notices forbidding this and ordering that: NO CHILDREN; RETURN GLASSES; TOILETS FOR PAYING CUSTOMERS ONLY etc. Mr. Grumpy shut up shop at 2240 - and this was a Saturday night! As soon as the last people left he bolted the door, leaving us sitting outside feeling somewhat unwelcome.
grabbed shot of the spooky steam train at Consall Forge
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