Hazelhurst Aqueduct
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.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a canal under the canal.
| Hazelhurst Bridge No 1 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Bratts Bridge No 2 | 2 furlongs | |
| Bratts Bridge Winding Hole | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Bridge Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Turnover Bridge No 3 | a few yards | |
| Hazelhurst Aqueduct | ||
| Endon Brook Aqueduct | ¼ furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Railway Aqueduct | ½ furlongs | |
| Hardy's Bridge No 4 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| New Springs Bridge No 5 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Horse Bridge Winding Hole | 3¾ furlongs | |
The aqueduct carries the Frogall Canal Branch over the mainline to Leek
- 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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![Across Hazelhurst Aqueduct. Hazelhurst Aqueduct takes the Leek branch across the main line of the Caldon Canal. From here there is no indication of what a fine structure it is; see [[7638379]] for the view from below. by Stephen McKay – 25 October 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/63/89/7638931_fec7f5b5_120x120.jpg)










![Caldon Canal Leek Branch, Denford. This is the view from bridge 3 on the Leek branch of the Caldon Canal where it crosses Hazelhurst Aqueduct. See [[7638379]] for a view of the aqueduct from below. by Stephen McKay – 25 October 2023](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/63/88/7638869_94c748d0_120x120.jpg)





![Hazlehurst Aqueduct at Denford in Staffordshire. Looking north-east from Bridge No 3, this is where the Caldon Canal (Leek Branch) crosses the main line to Froghall on the 1841 aqueduct, which replaced the former embankment (circa 1800). Therefore, the original Hazelhurst Junction was here, behind the camera, where a three chamber lock staircase used to serve the old (but not oldest!) main line. The aqueduct's stone mason spells the name Hazlehurst, but all other nearby places are called Hazelhurst.[[[595732]]] by Roger D Kidd – 14 September 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/27/31/6273157_d838def8_120x120.jpg)
