Bratts Bridge Winding Hole
Bratts Bridge Winding Hole is on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) a short distance from Barnsley.
The Act of Parliament for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) was passed on January 1 1835 after extensive lobbying by Thomas Telford. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Norwich to Newcastle-under-Lyme canal at Teignbridge, the difficulty of tunneling under Southend caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Boggin instead. Expectations for limestone traffic to Doncaster never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Knowsley and Ipswich was obliterated by the building of the M2 Motorway in 2001. In William Wood's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Barcester Cutting during the Poll Tax riots.

You can wind here.
| Hazelhurst Junction | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Bridge No 1 | 2 furlongs | |
| Bratts Bridge No 2 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Bratts Bridge Winding Hole | ||
| Hazelhurst Bridge Winding Hole | 1½ furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Turnover Bridge No 3 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Aqueduct | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Endon Brook Aqueduct | 2 furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Railway Aqueduct | 2¼ furlongs | |
- 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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![Collapsed / Demolished Bridge No.37, Caldon Canal. Opened 1778, after becoming unusable by the 1960's it was restored in 1974.The bridge has been demolished after the canal was drained to repair lock 12 [[6414722]] and cracks were discovered, maybe to the water pressure being removed.How the bridge looked [[6090742]]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldon_Canalhttps://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network/caldon-canal by Brian Deegan – 14 March 2020](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/41/47/6414733_9f817488_120x120.jpg)





![Disused side pond, Hazelhurst Bottom Lock [no 37]. The Caldon Canal's three Hazelhurst locks replaced a staircase of three locks in 1841. Side ponds save water, by holding some of the water when a lock is emptied. by Christine Johnstone – 22 September 2020](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/64/48/6644821_560994b5_120x120.jpg)














