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Workhouse Bridge – Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge) loop from Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Workhouse Bridge – Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge) loop from Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Workhouse Bridge – Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge) loop from Newcastle-under-Lyme

02:38

43.8km

300m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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Highlight • Natural

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Workhouse Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The road above this bridge used to lead directly to the old workhouse.

Another interesting fact is that it has a little plaque on with the name 'Christine'

Christina Collins was travelling by narrowboat from Liverpool to London. It is important to remember that some passengers were carried by canal boats as it was cheaper than travelling by coach. She passed through Stone on the journey and raised concerns about her safety to the lock keeper at Aston. Her body was found on 17th June 1839 at Rugeley.

Three of the four bargemen were charged with her murder. All three were sentenced to be hanged so as a souvenir for those attending the execution a broadsheet was printed beforehand showing the three dangling from the portable scaffolding outside Stafford Gaol. However one of the men was reprieved at the last minute and was sentenced to be transported to Australia instead.

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28.6 km

Joule's Stone Ales Brewery

Highlight • Structure

Joules Ales used these canals to transport their goods to Liverpool and Hull. On a public hanging day (they used to hang the poor convicts outside nearby Stafford gaol), they used to brew more for the increase in custom that usually resulted because of the morbid spectators that would flock there.

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Horse Tunnel and Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Notice the cobbled tunnel for tow horses of a bygone age.

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Stone Canal Bridge

Highlight • Structure

31.5 km

Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge)

Highlight • Historical Site

This beautiful cobbled bridge is utterly delightful. Its lovely construction was to allow boat horses of a bygone era to follow the towpath when it changed sides. It kind of spirals around. It is known as a crossover bridge or a turnover bridge.

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31.6 km