• Caldon Canal 1: Staircase Locks and Cheddleton
    May 9 2025

    Join us as we begin a journey along the Caldon Canal in Staffordshire in our narrowboat. We ascend the Beford Street staircase locks in Stoke, and travel on to Cheddleton where we learn about the fascinating history of Cheddleton Flint Mill with its two waterwheels.

    The Water Road is produced and presented by Adam Porter.

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    11 mins
  • Westport Lake, Stoke-on-Trent
    Apr 25 2025

    Join us at our mooring on the Trent and Mersey Canal at Westport Lake in Stoke-on-Trent. We hear from the boat builder, Tim Tyler, about how narrowboats are fashioned out of steel; and we talk to the co-ordinator of Stoke's Green Door project, which runs an accessible cycling scheme at Westport Lake.

    The Water Road is produced and presented by Adam Porter.

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    13 mins
  • Stoke Bruerne
    Apr 10 2025

    Join us as we set off on our narrowboat, and travel through the Northamptonshire village of Stoke Bruerne. We speak to a volunteer lock keeper and hear about the history of some of the canal side buildings, before entering Blisworth Tunnel.

    Produced and presented by Adam Porter.

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    10 mins