2019
SP0288 : Smethwick Top Lock, Birmingham Canal
taken 5 years ago, near to Smethwick, Sandwell, England
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Smethwick Top Lock, Birmingham Canal
The top of the three locks raising the Old Line of the canal from the Birmingham to the Wolverhampton level. The lock is Listed Grade II.
Birmingham Canal (BCN Main Line)
The Birmingham Canal was built from 1768 to 1772 by James Brindley from the then edge of Birmingham, at Paradise Wharf (also known as Old Wharf) near to Gas Street Basin to meet the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Aldersley, near Wolverhampton. The canal was upgraded and straightened by Thomas Telford between 1824-7.
The canal forms part of the Birmingham Canals Navigation, a network of canals in and around the city.
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- Grid Square
- SP0288, 177 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Alan Murray-Rust (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 5 September, 2019 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SP 0243 8897 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:29.9178N 1:57.9381W - Camera Location
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- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)