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The Chesterfield Canal in Misterton, Nottinghamshire.

Known locally as Cuckoo Dyke, the Chesterfield Canal was opened in 1777 and ran 46 miles (74 km) from the River Trent at West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire to Chesterfield, Derbyshire. It is currently only navigable as far as Kiveton Park near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, plus an isolated section near Chesterfield.

The canal was built to export coal, limestone, and lead from Derbyshire, iron from Chesterfield, and corn, deals, timber, groceries, etc. into Derbyshire. The stone for the Palace of Westminster was quarried in North Anston, Rotherham, and transported via the canal.

The route of the canal was surveyed by James Brindley and John Varley and was proposed in a meeting in 1769. The investors asked John Grundy to carry out a second survey. He proposed a shorter course at a reduced budget. Although Grundy's line was considerably cheaper, it achieved this by missing Worksop and Retford, and the investors decided in favour of Brindley's route.

The canal was initially successful, with dividends being returned to the investors. However, the building of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway line parallel to the canal (1849) left much of the navigation redundant, and the Worksop to Chesterfield stretch ceased to serve commercial traffic in 1908, when problems with mining subsidence necessitated the closure of Norwood Tunnel. The stretch between the tunnel and Worksop subsequently fell into ruin and became un-navigable, while parts of the isolated section from the tunnel to Chesterfield were infilled and redeveloped.

The Chesterfield Canal Trust was created in 1978 to extend the navigable section beyond Worksop. Using funding from Derelict Land Grants, English Partnerships, and the Heritage Lottery Fund by 2003 they managed to extend the route up to Norwood Tunnel. In 2017 the route had been extended by five miles from Chesterfield leaving just nine miles to connect both sides. Due to the construction of housing estates a new route would need to be created. One plan has been named the Rother Link but no funding has currently been found to progress this project.

Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterfield_Canal

Taken in: UK / England / Bassetlaw / Misterton (show map)

Taken on: August 20, 2020

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

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