Approaching the one-way traffic system at Stairfoot. Beyond Bleachcroft Way, the canal has disappeared under the new alignment of Doncaster Road.
To the north of the Stairfoot road junction and the old railway line, a short section of canal is in water.
Looking back towards the old railway.
For the next quarter of a mile the infilled canal route is fenced off and inaccessible. Following that, an embankment and aqueduct that crossed Tank Row has been removed.
Beyond the missing aqueduct at Tank Row, the overgrown line of the canal can be followed again.
Looking east along the towpath near the disused Barnsley Main or Oaks Colliery. Coal waste has been spread onto the former canal channel on the right.
On the hill above the canal stands Oaks Colliery, which became Barnsley Main Colliery.
Oaks Lane Bridge. Oaks Lane originally doglegged across this narrow bridge. The road has been widened and straightened. The infilled bridge remains in place. Barnsley gas holder is seen in the background.
Closer view of the infilled Oaks Lane Bridge.
