7.2 Churchbridge Locks to Hednesford Basin

Exploring the line of the Churchbridge Locks which linked the Hatherton Branch Canal to the Cannock Extension Canal on the Cannock Coalfield. This drone led video follows the route across the Poplars Opencast site and then on to the long lost Hednesford Basin, all interspersed withy archive photos taken before the canal was abandoned. A history of the Churchbridge Locks can be found here:    • 3.10 Churchbridge Locks in Cannock   And a history of the section to Hednesford Basin can be found here:    • 3.9 Cannock Extension Canal exploration, p...   #lostcanals #narrowboats #cannock #hednesford