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Central England: Exploring the Slow Canals
Central England: Exploring the Slow Canals
Two centuries ago England's canals were designed as the highways of the Industrial Revolution. Now these turning and twisting waterways are a haven of tranquility. For those with time to spend they form a superb way to explore the hidden corners of Britain's landscape.
![Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.071] Caldon Canal. The Caldon Canal at Hazlehurst Junction south of Leek. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](/img/spacer.gif "Smit & Palarczyk > [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.071] Caldon Canal. The Caldon Canal at Hazlehurst Junction south of Leek. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
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Coalport China Works.
The bottle kilns of Coaport China Works are lining the Shropshire Canal at Ironbridge. The canal was used for the transport of raw materials and finished china products. Photo Mick Palarczyk. [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.180]
Coalport China Works.
The bottle kilns of Coaport China Works are lining the Shropshire Canal at Ironbridge. The canal was used for the transport of raw materials and finished china products. Photo Mick Palarczyk. All rights reserved. No permission for reproduction, including copying or saving of digital image files or text, is granted without prior written authorisation from the author.
