Boltons for the Chop

The Caldon Canal is one of the most picturesque in the country but has been let down, for a long time, by the dilapidated state of the disused buildings at the Thomas Bolton Copper Works. Now, however, work has started to remove some of these eyesores.
The site has been "identified" as a "major regeneration opportunity", which usually means housing. I did notice, a while back, notices appeared for an action group opposed to such a scheme and such a small community could easily be swamped by in-comers. However, with no shop and a pub that struggles for trade outside of the tourist season, I would think that anything is better than slow death by neglect. The view will certainly improve, if nothing else. Perhaps some development cash could be used to do up the adjoining Froghall Old Wharf. The canal itself is fine, but the wharf buildings are currently derelict. That would only leave getting rid of the scrapyard, next to Froghall Station, and restoring the Uttoxeter Canal on my wish list.