Burslem Port Trust

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The Burslem Port Trust is a charity set up in 2008 to promote the restoration and revival of the defunct Burslem arm of the Trent & Mersey Canal in Stoke-on-Trent.^[1][2]

The refurbished canal will broadly follow the line of the original, but its junction with the Trent & Mersey Canal will be sited slightly to the east of the original position.^[3] When completed, the Burslem Port project will deliver a re-opened canal branch, a mooring basin in a newly constructed pool at Furlong Mills, recreational facilities in the heritage buildings on the historic wharf, and outdoor/sporting activities along the canal side.^[4][5]

History[]

The Burslem arm is 3/8 mile (0.6 km) arm off the of the Trent & Mersey Canal. The canal opened in 1805, was closed by a major breach in 1961,^[6] and abandoned a year later.^[7]

Proposals for the arm's restoration began seriously in 1999, and since then there have been initial designs and a feasibility study which together led to the Trust's formation in 2011.^[8] Volunteer work parties began in 2014, and on 19 September 2021 there will be a celebration of the building of a new footpath from Burslem's centre to the proposed site of the "Burslem Port".^[9][10]

The Trust's aims[]

The Trust's alliterative motto is "Bringing Boats Back to Burslem".

The Trust intends that the development will:^[11]

• bring boats back to Burslem by restoring the canal branch
• create waterside facilities and a linear park
• encourage footfall to Burslem (a rather depressed town within the city of Stoke on Trent)^[12]
• promote increased leisure and exercise
• strengthen the local economy and build a stronger sense of community
• increase urban green space and habitats for wildlife

The restored arm will inherently add a significant extra volume of water to the canal's summit level.

See also[]

• Canal & River Trust
• Inland Waterways Association

References[]

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