Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,353 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
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From River Trent at West Stockwith to Chesterfield, 45.5 miles with 65 locks
1861 The Shireoaks Colliery Co reached agreement with Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, as owners of the Chesterfield Canal, for a short link to serve the colliery and to ship coal to the River Trent.
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