On the way back to the canal we passed what was The Wedgwood Memorial Institute in 1869. It the became an art college and is now a cultural centre. Wedgwood is in the centre surrounded by the signs of the zodiac.
The first part of the walk down towards Stoke provided views of reclaimed wasteland and factories but after 15 minutes we were in a rural corridor through a heavily populated area.
The towpath changed sides a few times but the bridges were now much wider as the Trent and Mersey is much wider than the Macclesfield Canal.
Just before the Etruria basin, where we had coffee there were lots of smart new offices on the RHS of the canal and I've provided a photograph below.
The towpath goes over a tilt bridge to enable barges to have access to the Basin.
We passed a large cemetary on the LHS, and two beauitful old bottle ilns before we eventually arrived at the Stoke Civic Centre.
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