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Event name: Walk along the Church Aston - Lilleshall Tub boat Canal ShropshireDate & time: 11/05/2012 at 19:00Details: David Adams will be leading his 24th Annual Walk along the Marquis of Staffords Donnington Wood Canal and Inclined Plane from Lilleshall Abbey via the site of the Incline to Wilmoor Lane and includes a tour of the the Abbey ruins from 7.00pm on 11th June, meet in the Abbey Car Park . Walking time is 3 hours and the cost is £3.00
The walk is one of a series of 4 all described in David's Book The History of Limestone Mining & Early Canals in Church Aston & Lilleshall (Shropshire) The canal was used to transport Limestone from the Limestone Mines and Quarries to Lime kilns for agricultural use and for use in the Furnaces of the Iron Industry in Ironbridge and surrounding areas. The Incline Plane was later replaced with a very interesting canal Tunnel and Haulage shaft
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