ARTEFACTS unearthed during canal restoration work have gone on display in Stafford.
Organised by the Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) it showcases the items recovered by volunteers while clearing and excavating the site of the Stafford Branch Canal at Baswich.
The display at Stafford Library continues until Saturday March 16 and will be on show at Stone Library from Monday March 25 until Saturday April 27.
Many of the items can be attributed to the former inhabitants of the Lock House and others may have been discarded when the navigation was open. The display also gives some information about the Lock Keepers and their wives and asks members of the public looking at the exhibition whether they are related to these folk.
The waterway, also known as the River Sow Navigation, was in use from 1816 until the 1920s, and the Lock House was occupied until 1956. The group that was to become the SRL was founded in 1997 and aims to restore the 1½ mile navigation into Stafford.
Further information about the Stafford Riverway Link is to be found on their website: www.stafford-riverway-link.co.uk
