The canal's shareholders did very well out of the deal considering the route had only ever paid out occasional and very low dividends during their ownership.

A pub named the Boat & Horses still stands near the former basin though the basin itself was converted into railway sidings many years ago during the construction of the Stoke-on-Trent to Newcastle-under-Lyme train line, which began construction on 26 June 1846.

Near here is the newly developed Lyme Valley Parkway, a recreational park built on a former rubbish tip.

Past here it emerged by the side of the busy A34 opposite the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

Surprisingly this section has survived and today it is the only part of any of the canal that holds water.

The crossing point on the main road was about halfway between the B5041 (heading north east towards Stoke) and the A34/A500 Hanford roundabout.

At Oak Hill the dry bed of the canal can be found behind The Cottage pub.

The one remaining item of the canal which can still be seen in Stoke is the site of a bridge in Corporation Street where both parapets have survived near the junction with London Road (B5041).