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After crossing the river, the canal feeder runs alongside Woodhill Road for 400 metres, first south-eastwards on a low embankment, then due south next to the footpath towards Brandlesholme Road.

Here it is seen, very overgrown, approaching and flowing under Hunstanton Drive.

Canal feeder along Woodhill Road


After this the feeder veers off across a field behind Calrows Farm and is difficult to follow. It can be picked up again by continuing to the end of Woodhill Road where it joins Brandlesholme Road, and turning right onto Brandlesholme Road. Approximately 200 metres up Brandlesholme Road, at the side of the recently converted old cotton mill building between Woodhill Street and Prospect Terrace, the canal feeder can be seen passing underneath the road.


 OS Map Ref SD 795 116

After crossing Brandlesholme Road the feeder turns 90 degrees to the left in a wide loop, that at first follows the footpath linking Brandlesholme Road to Bank Place, off Tottington Road.

Here the canal feeder, barely visible due to the amount of vegetation growing in it, is seen on the right of the Tottington Road end of the footpath.

Overgrown canal feeder between Brandlesholme and Tottington Roads


A tunnel was constructed to allow Kirklees Brook to flow underneath the canal feeder and footpath at this point.
Access to this tunnel is very difficult.

Tunnel taking Kirklees Brook under canal feeder


Next the canal feeder passes across the end of Merton Street and Hulme Street.
This picture is taken from the footbridge linking Tottington Road with Back Merton St.

Canal feeder near Merton Street


The feeder then flows alongside Tottington Road for a short distance before making a sharp right turn underneath Tottington Road and Walshaw Road, near their junction.
The channel appears to have been filled in, or at least culverted, along this section and its route is hard to find, though it passes behind the retail park on Crostons Road (i.e. B&Q, Netto).
The feeder next passes under Wood Street and can be identified as an obvious ditch entering King George V Playing Fields on Wood Street.

Map of canal feederThe sketch map to the right shows the route of the canal feeder, marked in dark blue, from Tottington Road to Elton Reservoir (click on the picture for the full size version.)


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