The railway bridge at Great Hayward.

Looking through the bridge you see 2 neat terraces of cottages - these were built by the Anson family (Earl of Lichfield's family) to house the inhabitants of Shugborough village who had been evicted to provide more privacy for the Ansons.

Day 89 - the Trent & Mersey, almost to Rugeley.

August 12th 2013
2 locks, 408 in total. The wind did die down last night but then it became cloudy which rather messed up any chance of seeing the meteor shower – at the moment it's not looking too hopeful for tonight either unfortunately. With considerable wind assistance we motored up to the junction with the Trent & Mersey, intending to turn right. Of course just a ... read more

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