3 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁canal ▁still ▁domin ates ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Many ▁canal ▁side ▁sites ▁have ▁in ▁recent ▁times ▁been ▁taken ▁over ▁for ▁modern ▁day ▁use ▁including ▁The ▁Mo or ings , ▁a ▁development ▁of ▁apart ments ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁St ub bs ▁w are house . ▁A part ments ▁and ▁housing ▁surr ound ▁the ▁old ▁Tr ent ▁Hospital , ▁once ▁the ▁work house . ▁H ous ing ▁develop ments ▁also ▁border ▁the ▁canal . ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁traffic ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁le is ure ▁craft ▁that ▁pass ▁through ▁Stone ▁each ▁year . ▁The ▁Canal ▁Cru ising ▁Company ▁today ▁oper ates ▁from ▁the ▁historic ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁maintenance ▁and ▁boat ▁building ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁Tr ent ▁and ▁Mer sey ▁Canal ▁Company . ▁This ▁restored ▁do cks ▁complex ▁with ▁its ▁work sh ops , ▁by ▁Y ard ▁Lock , ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁pleasure ▁craft ▁and ▁historic ▁boats . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁a ▁new ▁mar ina ▁opened ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁below ▁A ston ▁Lock , ▁with ▁mo or ings ▁for ▁pleasure ▁craft , ▁a ▁farm ▁shop ▁and ▁a ▁c afé . ▁ ▁State ▁education ▁within ▁Stone ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁three ▁tier ▁school ▁system , ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁first ▁and ▁primary ▁schools , ▁two ▁middle ▁schools ▁( W al ton ▁Pri ory ▁Middle ▁and ▁Christ ch urch ▁Academy ) ▁and ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁( Al ley ne ' s ▁Academy ). ▁Independent ▁education ▁is ▁served