Daily Archives: 02/03/2022

Monday 28th February to Wednesday 2nd March 2022 As we left Stone at the start of day 13 we passed the old warehouse and bottling plant for Joule’s Brewery which was established in 1780 but ceased brewing in October 1974. A little further on Robert gazed enviously at a canal-side property by a bridge which not only had its own private mooring but also had a signal box installed in the back garden. Clearly a fellow enthusiast on several fronts. We also passed The Plume of Feathers, owned by Neil Morrissey but it was too early for it to be open and it was not a stop scheduled on the spreadsheet so we carried on. The canal often rubs shoulders with the train tracks and it is easy to see why the waterways were superseded by train as a means of transporting freight swiftly around the country. The route also took us past The World of Wedgwood which Duncan and Phil had recommended the day before. Having moored up, Robert encouraged Matilda to take in some culture whilst he was tutoring and she set off, despite the forecast of rain, to find The World of Wedgwood which includes the V&A’s collection […]