 It was owned by W Richards, the last person to operate tub boats on the southern section of the canal.There is also a picture of the overgrown basin in 1957, with a wooden tub boat clearly visible.The village of Madeley was located to the west of the canal, but the chainmakers Edge and Company had a foundry to the east of Queen Street Bridge, and there was a China Works belonging to Martin Randall to the west of Hill's Lane bridge.