the national inland waterway system at the junction with the Erewash Canal at Langley Mill. The group runs a trip boat, Birdswood, between Cromford Wharf and Leawood Pump House, although even after dredging of the section in 2013 it is quite shallow. English actor Brian Blessed is the president of Friends of the Cromford Canal. See also Canals of Great Britain History of the British canal system Cromford and High Peak Railway Notes References Schofield, R.B. (2000) Benjamin Outram 1764–1805 : an engineering biography, Cardiff: Merton Priory, Cooper, B. (1991) Transformation of a Valley: The Derbyshire Derwent, Cromford: Scarthin (originally by London: Heinemann, 1983), Further reading External links The Friends of the Cromford Canal Heanor & District Local History Society images & map of mile markers seen along the Cromford canal Cromford Canal records at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School. Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire Tourist attractions of the Peak District Canals in Derbyshire Local Nature Reserves in Derbyshire Canals opened in 1794 1794 establishments in England