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Gnosall, The Wharf And Tunnel c.1955
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Work on the canal at Gnosall began in 1830. One of the main problems facing the engineers was that they would have to bore a 690yd tunnel at Cowley. However, the rock they were boring through kept crumbling away, leaving the engineer in charge, William Povis, little choice but to open it out and take the top off. In the end, the tunnel, which can be seen in the distance, was reduced in length to just over eighty yards.

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I Now Live In Gnosall Mason Lawn...
I now live in Gnosall Mason Lawn after living on the cut for a number of years when I was forced off due to ill health. I was born in Brineton about 3 miles from Gnosall. I have lived on Masons Lawn now for about 4 years and it's ok.
Gnosall, Mason's Lawn c1955
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The Boat
The Boat is the name of the Inn on the left of the picture. As children we used to walk across the top of bridge wall and, as a further dare, across the pipes which ran just below the parapet, above the water.    Once, when I was serenely paddling the canoe back from Cowley Tunnel, a loaded barge came up behind me 'out of no-where'. It was MUCH BIGGER than I would have thought a barge could be, even if I had expected ...see more
Gnosall, the Canal c1960
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Mason''s Lawn
We moved from the hamlet of Moreton/Bromstead to Gnosall, where my Dad worked, (based at the council wharf) in 1958, and Mason's lawn wasn't built then!  We used to have our bonfires on the site and, if 1963 was the year it snowed really heavily (and I believe it was) - we were still building snowmen and rolling massive snowballs there!
Gnosall, Mason's Lawn c1955
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