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Pond Dipping Alrewas Parking + Platform Fradley Pool A513 DiscoverToilets + Nature Reserve FradleyCafé Junction Start of audio trail FradleyPu bJunction is where the Coventry Canal joins the The Swan Trent &Information Mersey Centre Canal. It’s Kingfisher Trent & Holiday Park Birdhide one ofP aththe busiest places on Mersey the waterways, where canals, Canal boats and people meet. A3 8 Canalside Café Maintenance yard C o v Little adventures e Welcome Station n t on your doorstep ry C Dry dock an al Fradley Swing bridge Village Trent & STAY SAFE: Mersey Canal Stay Away From the Edge Armitage & Rugeley Map not to scale: covers approx 1 miles/1.6km STAY SAFE: Map not to scale Stay Away From covers approx 1 mile/1.6km the Edge A little bit of history The people who lived at Fradley Junction looked after the canals and repaired boats and locks. You can see the cottages where they lived, the maintenance yard where they worked, and the pub where they swapped gossip with boaters after a hard day’s work. Best of all it’s FREE!* Five things t o do at Fra dley J Look for the secret water channel. Theunc twotio ncanal Information companies were rivals. The Trent & Mersey Canal Fradley Junction dug the channel to hive off water to Fradley Pool Alrewas so the Coventry Canal couldn’t use it! Staffordshire DE13 7DN Follow the audio trail discover more about the Parking + people who worked here in the past. Spot the dry dock where boats are still repaired Toilets + today. Café Go pond-dipping in Fradley Pool Nature Reserve. Pub Discover signs of the Fradley’s industrial past such as the crane in the old maintenance yard. Information Centre Path Allow up to What to Spot half a day for this visit Explore the waterside together. How many of these can you spot? * Don’t forget: Although the site is always A duck quacking open the facilities and boat trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses The number of a before setting out. A fascinating insect bridge or lock The names of A face two boats or animal in the Sign up for our An interesting clouds newsletter and get regular stone or brick updates and offers from the Canal & River Trust. Simply go online and search for ’. Go to canalriverexplorers.org.uk ‘canal newsletter to discover lots of fun things to do with the family. © Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18.

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Fradley Location
- from the North A515 ´ Branston End A515 Fradley Office, Fradley Junction, Dunstall Alrewas, Burton On Trent Staffordshire, DE13 7DN B5016 Tel: 0303 040 4040 Pipe Ridware A41 Stoke-on-Trent A52 A517 A46 A525 Nottingham A539 M6 A50 A495 Derby M1 Orgreave A38 A42 M54 Lichfield Rileyhill M54 Leicester Longdon Inset B5014 Wolverhampton A458 A5 A49 A6 See Inset Fradley A38(T) By Train A513 - The Fradley Office is not walkable from a train station. The nearest Station is Elmhurst Lichfield Trent Valley which is approximately 3 miles away or Lichfield City A51 approximately 4 miles away. A taxi will need to be booked prior to arrival at both stations. A5192 By Car - A38 North - Take A38 and leave at Alrewas exit signposted Rugeley and Tamworth A513. Elford At top of slip road take 3rd exit on roundabout, (sign posted Kings Bromley and © C r Rugeley). Go straight across mini roundabout and take 3rd left on to Hay End o w n c Lichfield Trent Valley Lane at the hamlet of Orgreave which is about 1.5miles along the A513, Follow o Lichfield p y r i this road for 1 mile. Fradley Junction Office is located just over the small bridge g h t a Lichfield City up an access road on your right hand side. n d d a Whittington t a b By Car - A38 South a s e r i - Take A38 and leave at Hilliards Cross (signed Fradley Park), this is Wood End g h t A5206 s , Lane. Continue straight over the two roundabouts following signs to Fradley 2 Whittington Heath 0 1 Golf Club Junction.
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Residential Land Availability 2003-2004
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Fradley Locator Map Curborough Hilliards Cross Streethay Alrewas Orgreave Elford FRADLEY
Unit 1, Common Lane Fradley Park, Fradley Nr Lichfield Tel: +44 (0) 1543 444 120 Staffordshire Fax: +44 (0) 1543 444 287 WS13 8NQ A523 Stoke-on A610 -Trent TRAVEL INFORMATION Motorway Map A52 A530 A6 Whitchurch Ashbourne A5 Newcastle- 2 8 From Derby & Burton-on-Trent: A50 under-Lyme A3 Derby Continue along the A38 through Burton-on-Trent towards 53 A515 A Uttoxeter A52 A Stone Lichfield. Continue past Alrewas and the petrol station on the Market 519 A50 8 A50 right. Exit along the slip road and over the A38 following signs for Drayton A453 9 A51 4 Stafford Burton A A51 A 514 Fradley Park. Continue over the first roundabout, and right at the 4 upon Trent A 4 next. When you reach the mini roundabout turn right. Amethyst is 2 Newport Swadlincote A518 M A Rugeley 6 34 8 Fradley 3 A512 straight ahead. A A42 A51 A4 1 From Lichfield: 9 Cannock A5 4 Lichfield Telford 1 A5 Coalville Continue along the A38 towards Burton-on-Trent. Continue past A4 A5190 A44 A A5 M6 T signs for the A5192 & A5127. When you reach Hillards Cross, 46 M54 OL 4 L 7 Wolverhampton Brownhills Tamworth turn left towards Fradley Park. Continue over the first roundabout, Much 7 A5 A4 Wenlock Walsall A444 and right at the next. When you reach the mini roundabout turn A458 Hinckley A454 Dudley right. Amethyst is straight ahead. A38 A4 A458 6 Ledbur Bridgnorth BIRMINGHAM 4 6 Nuneaton 42 A The nearest Train Station is Lichfield Trent Valley and is a short M6 A442 9 taxi ride from Amethyst.
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Waterway Dimensions
Generated by waterscape.com Dimension Data The data published in this documentis British Waterways’ estimate of the dimensions of our waterways based upon local knowledge and expertise. Whilst British Waterways anticipates that this data is reasonably accurate, we cannot guarantee its precision. Therefore, this data should only be used as a helpful guide and you should always use your own judgement taking into account local circumstances at any particular time. Aire & Calder Navigation Goole to Leeds Lock tail - Bulholme Lock Length Beam Draught Headroom - 6.3m 2.74m - - 20.67ft 8.99ft - Castleford Lock is limiting due to the curvature of the lock chamber. Goole to Leeds Lock tail - Castleford Lock Length Beam Draught Headroom 61m - - - 200.13ft - - - Heck Road Bridge is now lower than Stubbs Bridge (investigations underway), which was previously limiting. A height of 3.6m at Heck should be seen as maximum at the crown during normal water level. Goole to Leeds Lock tail - Heck Road Bridge Length Beam Draught Headroom - - - 3.71m - - - 12.17ft - 1 - Generated by waterscape.com Leeds Lock tail to River Lock tail - Leeds Lock Length Beam Draught Headroom - 5.5m 2.68m - - 18.04ft 8.79ft - Pleasure craft dimensions showing small lock being limiting unless by prior arrangement to access full lock giving an extra 43m. Leeds Lock tail to River Lock tail - Crown Point Bridge Length Beam Draught Headroom - - - 3.62m - - - 11.88ft Crown Point Bridge at summer levels Wakefield Branch - Broadreach Lock Length Beam Draught Headroom - 5.55m 2.7m - - 18.21ft 8.86ft - Pleasure craft dimensions showing small lock being limiting unless by prior arrangement to access full lock giving an extra 43m.
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Coventry Canal
PDF download Boaters' Guides Welcome A note on dimensions data Key to facilities These guides list information we currently The data contained in this guide is our Winding hole (length specified) have on our facilities and stoppages. We estimate of the dimensions of our cannot guarantee complete accuracy and waterways based upon local knowledge Winding hole (full length) so you should also check locally in and expertise. Whilst we anticipate that this advance for anything that is particularly data is reasonably accurate, we cannot vital to your journey. guarantee its precision. Therefore, this Visitor mooring data should only be used as a helpful guide and you should always use your own Information and office judgement taking into account local circumstances at any particular time. Dock and/or slipway Slipway only Services and facilities Water point only Downloaded from canalrivertrust.org.uk on 27 March 2017 1 Trent & Mersey Canal Coventry Canal Trent & Mersey Canal Coventry Canal Fazeley Fradley Coventry Canal 90 Alrewas Croxall Coton in the Elms 18 Overseal 20: Wood End Lock 15: Hunts Lock Fazeley 17 50 16: Keepers Lock 14 Fradley Junction 10 17: Junction Lock 12 16 51: Junction Bridge 88 Edingale13 76 Lullington Fazeley Junction 11 52 15 1 86: Streethay Bridge 19: Shadehouse Lock 84 Whittington 82 Chilcote Huddlesford Junction Elford Haselour Clifton Campville 80 2 78 3 Coventry Canal Thorpe Constantine Coventry Canal Newton Wigginton Newton Regis Austrey 5 4 66 64 8 7 68 Shuttington 70 56 13: Glascote Bottom Lock Glascote 6 Coventry Canal Bitterscote 74 12: Glascote Top Lock 54 52 Weeford Tamworth Fazeley 9 50 Coventry Canal Opening times November 2016 – 31 March Centre and the Barclaycard Arena for the British 2017.
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For Immediate Release: 31 July 2019
News Release For immediate release: 31 July 2019 Fradley roads to be named after RAF personnel Lichfield District Council is seeking the relatives of men and women who served at Fradley’s RAF base in the Second World War, to ask whether 16 local roads can be named after them. Fradley and Streethay Parish Council has suggested naming 15 streets in a development at Fradley Park and one street in a development at Bridge Farm after people who served at Fradley’s RAF base in the Second World War. Lichfield District Council is responsible for street naming, and is now seeking any surviving relatives to gain their consent to use the names. Among the personnel who the roads are to be named after are pilots, a navigator, an evader, a rear gunner and a mechanic. The list is made up of men who served in the British Royal Air Force, women who were part of the Air Transport Auxiliary, as well as men from the Royal Australian Air Force. The council is seeking the relatives of: • Don Charlwood – RAAF navigator • GL Dowling – RAAF pilot • Gordon Mellor – RAF evader • Rollo Sharpe – rear gunner • Kay Sayles – female mechanic • Lettice Curtis, Joan Mary Allen and Diana Barnato Walker - women of ATA who flew planes into Fradley • TJ Clayton, CP Luther, ES Newell – died in training accidents • GA Dale, F Lupton, RH Chapman, A Easton, RA Hatfield - lost in action The 16 suggested street names are: Hatfield Close, Dale Lane, Dowling Drive, Sayles Grove, Curtis Court, Sharpe Close, Charlwood Avenue, Allen Way, Lupton Road, Chapman Close, Easton Street, Luther Way, Newell Road, Clayton Avenue, Walker Drive and Mellor Drive.
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Whittington to Handsacre HS2 London-West Midlands May 2013
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Trent and Mersey Canal Stone to Fradley Junction | UK Canal Boating
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Staffordshire. Alsto~Fielo
• DIRECTORY. J STAFFORDSHIRE. ALSTO~FIELO .. 29 Public Elementary Schools. Railway Station, Arthur H. Price, -station master l Mixed, erected in 1855• for 200 children, enlarged in Carrier. John Millward, to iLichfield, on fri. & to 18a5 & IBgg, & will now hold 280 children; average Burton, daily attendance, 205; George Hender Job A.C.P. bead Orgreave is a very 4!mall village, Ii miles n01:th master; Waiter Jackson, assistant master; Miss Alice west; it was added to Alrewas in 1885 by Local Govern Carter, Miss Lois Tregillus & Miss Mary Sidalls, ment Board Order. Orgreave Hall, the residence of assistant mistresses William Edward Harrison esq. J.P. is a substantial lnfant, Fradley, for ,So children_; average attendance, mansion of !red b-rick in the Early Georgian style, and 40; Mrs. Fanny S. Hooker, m1stress has a very fine avenue, 400 yards long, communicating Police Station, P.C. Artbur John Hull with the !rOad from Alrewas to Rugeley. (Marked thus * must have letters ad- Eggleston William, sen. baker Shaw Wm. Smith, sen. Lodgecroft ho dressed Licbfield.) Eyre John, blacksmith Sherratt Frederick, Fradley house PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Garrett George, farmer Smith Josepb, Cedar house I Blount George, Trent villas G~skell Elizb. (Mrs.), coal dlr. Wharf COMMERCIAL. , Bond Mrs G1les Thomas & Sons, farmers Beech George, jun. farmer, Bridge fm Booth Arthur, The Cottage Gray Carolina (Mrs.), farmer Booth John, farmer, Dimstill farm Bowker Misses, The Vicarage Green Jn. Wm. George & Dragon P.H Brough David, farmer 1 Brierley Henry Willis, West View ho Green Josepb, greengrocer Brown Henry, blacksmith Chapman Rev. John B.A. (curate) Greenwood Josepb, !:'ak~r .
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High Speed Two Phase 2A: West Midlands to Crewe Working Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report Volume 2: Community Area Report CA1: Fradley to Colton
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Canal & River Trust Fradley Junction, Alrewas, Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13
02 February 2018 Mr Andrew Thompson Charnwood Borough Council Our Ref CRTR-PLAN-2018-23999 Planning Services Your Ref P/17/2604/2 Southfield Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2TN Dear Mr. Thompson, Proposal: Redevelopment and conversion of existing Mill Building to residential-led mixed use development including new 5 storey buildings to create a total of 210no. 1 and 2 bedroom flats and new commercial space including approximately 369sqm of retail (Use Class A1), restaurant/café (Use Class A3), residents gym (Use Class D2), and offices. The proposed works include associated works including demolition of parts of the existing building, new public realm, landscaping and car parking including the reconfiguration of existing car parking for the use by Preci Spark Location: 1 Morley Street, Loughborough Waterway: River Soar/Grand Union Canal Thank you for your consultation. The Canal & River Trust (the Trust) is the guardian of 2,000 miles of historic waterways across England and Wales. We are among the largest charities in the UK. Our vision is that “living waterways transform places and enrich lives”. We are a statutory consultee in the development management process. The Trust has reviewed the application. This is our substantive response under the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. On the basis of the information available our advice is that suitably worded conditions and a legal agreement are necessary to address the following matters. Our advice and comments are detailed below: Impact on the Structural Integrity of the Grand Union Canal The application site lies adjacent to the Grand Union Canal and the single storey extensions to the existing Mill building that are proposed to be demolished immediately adjoin the canal towpath, and are only 2.5- 3.0m from the canal edge.
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