We'll never reach Frog Hall by boat.

We set out from Leek tunnel to the other Caldon arm, at Hazelhurst junction.

We heard a whistle blow in the valley and later saw a steam #train at #Cheddleton. Then we were on the river #Churnet to the lime kilns. At Flintmill #lock, a sign warns the height limit in Frog Hill tunnel is 4 feet 4 inches. The Collins guide said 5 feet. Still, our boat, which has typical dimensions, is too tall.

#boating #CanalLife #canal #narrowboat #Staffordshire #tunnel

The #asylum locally closed down around the turn of this century. The beautiful (and listed) main hospital building was turned into flats in 2007. As was the way with asylums it was its own little community. It wasn’t just #hospital wards, it had farms, #workshops, a #chapel, a #cemetery and a #mortuary.

The mortuary is currently for sale.

https://www.johnpye.co.uk/auctions/for-sale-by-auction-former-mortuary-the-morgue-birchtree-drive-st-edwards-park-cheddleton-leek-staffordshire-st13-7fe/

#Cheddleton #Staffordshire #MentalHealth #StEdwardsHospital #StEds

This is a stream on my way from #Cheddleton to #Ipstones in the #StaffordshireMoorlands.
I disturbed the ducks who were on land before I walked to video.
It's gorgeous countryside and what you can't see is the course fishing ponds, clay pigeon shooting range, and the game shooting nearby.
We have a lot of escaped pheasant who have ZERO road sense as well.