Hetty's Tea Shop
Hetty's Tea Shop is on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) between Northley and Basingstoke.
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1876 but problems with Newport Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The River Brue at Reading the canal ran for 17 miles to Solihull. Expectations for iron traffic to Barley were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Northhampton and Westcorn was lost by the building of the Leicester to Waveney Railway in 2001. In Henry Parker's "By Windlass and Mooring Pin Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Longcroft Aqueduct during a thunderstorm.

| Froghall Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| Hetty's Tea Shop | ||
| Froghall Junction Bridge No 55 | a few yards | |
| Froghall Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Barnfield Aqueduct | ½ furlongs | |
| Froghall Tunnel (northeastern entrance) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance) | 1½ furlongs | |
- Hett'y Tea Shop — associated with this page
- Tea Shop
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
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Hetty or Hettie is a female first name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Henrietta.
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![Froghall Wharf in 1987. The windows of the building had been painted during the six years since David Stowell took his picture [[603921]] but work was still needed to restore the wooden part of the building by John Baker – 08 October 1987](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/74/54/2745413_31e83bbb_120x120.jpg)

















![Lime kiln at Froghall, Staffordshire. The area around Froghall Wharf and basin at the terminus of the Caldon Canal has been developed and landscaped as an industrial historic site. The limestone for the kilns was brought down from Cauldon Lowe quarry by an inclined tramway.[[[2460663]]] by Roger D Kidd – 28 May 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/46/06/2460668_06281128_120x120.jpg)




