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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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Gladstone Pottery.
The bottle kilns of Gladstone Pottery (now a museum) at Stoke-on-Trent received part of their raw materials, such as ground flint, by way of the Caldon Canal. Photo Mick Palarczyk. [BRITAIN.ENGMIDDLE 22.417]
Gladstone Pottery.
The bottle kilns of Gladstone Pottery (now a museum) at Stoke-on-Trent received part of their raw materials, such as ground flint, by way of the Caldon Canal. 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.
