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Adelphi Canal
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<table><tbody><tr><th><ul><li>v</li><li>t</li><li>e</li></ul>Adelphi Canal</th></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Tom Lane bridge</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Pools Brook</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Staveley road bridge</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Tom Lane wharf</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2">Adelphi Ironworks wharf</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Adelphi Canal was a small privately owned canal in <a href="/facts/Duckmanton/mwxX7F4R">Duckmanton</a>, near <a href="/facts/Chesterfield%2c_Derbyshire/F9gfaQj0">Chesterfield</a>, <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a>, built in 1799. It was used to transport <a href="/facts/Pig_iron/bxLL2NaR">pig iron</a> from an ironworks to a wharf by a road. It is not connected to any waterway. The iron was forwarded by road to the <a href="/facts/Chesterfield_Canal/bBbCYWrU">Chesterfield Canal</a>. </p>