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Winson Green railway bridge
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0488
A few yards after the Winson Green Junction Bridge (just behind me) is this... (more)
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Smethwick Towing Path Bridge
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0289
Smethwick Towing Path Bridge on the (BCN) Birmingham Canal Navigations (Old Main... (more)
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Bilston steelworks from the BCN, 1969
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SO9395
Bilston Steelworks were situated at Spring Vale. The first blast furnace was... (more)
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Narrows at the toll house, Dudley No 2 Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9587
Many BCN toll houses were on islands, but this one is on the towpath, hence the... (more)
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Cyclist on the Anglesey Branch towpath
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0406
This canal is a navigable feeder, part of the Wyrley & Essington network in... (more)
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Smethwick Main Line Turnover Bridge
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0288
Smethwick Main Line Turnover Bridge on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN)... (more)
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Old Turn Roving Bridge Birmingham centre
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0586
Looking past old restored warehouses to Old Turn Roving Bridge on the Birmingham... (more)
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A boater's view of the Wolverhampton Tunnel
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9198
Supporting Wolverhampton Station's multi-storey car park above the... (more)
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Campanile Hotel & Restaurant, Aston, Birmingham
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0788
Alongside the Aston flight of locks on the BCN's Birmingham & Fazeley canal.
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Soho Foundry Smethwick West Midlands
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0388
Soho foundry basin entrance, factory chimney and the buildings of the former... (more)
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Approaching Lock 10 and Thimble Mill Lane Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0889
The red brick building is a pair of BCN houses. The towpath rises up in the... (more)
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New housing and old buildings, off Albion Street
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9298
On [or very near] the site of the BCN's Albion Basin and Albion Wharf.
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Birmingham Canal (New Main Line) from the railway
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square SO9890
This new straight line, wide and with a towpath on each side, was built in the... (more)
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Horseley Fields Junction, from the east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9298
Beyond the rail and the road bridges. Where the later Wyrley & Essington... (more)
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Towpath rising over the entrances to three canal arms
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9298
On the Wyrley & Essington Canal, just east of Horseleyfield Junction. The... (more)
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The Wyrley & Essington Canal awaiting restoration
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0505
The section of the canal between Ogley Hay Junction and Huddlesford Junction is... (more)
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Winding hole and abutments of Barnfield Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0401
On the Daw End Branch of the Wyrley & Essington Canal. The winding hole in... (more)
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Rushall or Newton Junction
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0394
The junction of the Tame Valley Canal [foreground] and the Rushall Canal... (more)
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Pound between Locks 8 and 7, Farmers Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0687
The towpath rises over the bridged entrance to the former Whitmores Arm.
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Pound between Locks 7 and 6, Farmers Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0687
The towpath rises over the bridged entrance to the former Charlotte Street timber basin.
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Entrance to an anonymous former canal arm
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0388
On the south side of the BCN's New Main Line, just east of the Cape Arm entrance.
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Road, rail and canal, near Livery Street
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0687
The BCN's Birmingham and Fazeley Canal dropping under Livery Street Bridge,... (more)
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Northern Titford Pool and the Portway Branch
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9888
The Portway Branch is now less than half its original length. The pools are... (more)
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Gongoozlers on Tat Bank Road
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9988
Watching a hireboat work up lock 5 on the BCN's Titford Canal.... (more)
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Smethwick Stop, New Main Line
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0288
The 'Stop' is the low toll island, immediately east of the Engine Arm Aqueduct.
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Dudley Road Bridge, from the east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9790
Taking Dudley Road West [A4033] over the Old Main Line canal.
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Hawne Basin, Dudley No 2 Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9784
This was a transshipment basin for tubes from the nearby Stewarts & Lloyds... (more)
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Dudley No 2 Canal, at the southern end of Gosty Hill tunnel
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9685
The steps provide access to the towpath, as there is no towpath through the tunnel.
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Towpath bridge over a former canal arm
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9587
On the Dudley No 2 Canal, between Bullfield and Dog Lane bridges. New houses are... (more)
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Bullfield Bridge, from the north-west
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9588
Carrying a public footpath over the Dudley No 2 Canal. The Monarch's Way... (more)
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Warren Hall Colliery basin, Dudley No 2 Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9588
The Lapal Canal Trust's guidebook says that the hulls of many boats were... (more)
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Toll island, Dudley No 2 Canal, east of Windmill End junction
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9588
Now, without any buildings, just a low oblong island in the middle on the canal.
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Windmill End junction, from the south-west
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9588
Straight on for Netherton Tunnel, left for the Boshboil Arm and right for Hawne... (more)
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The former Brewins Tunnel, Dudley No 2 Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9387
Looking east. Brewins Tunnel was built in 1838 when the canal was diverted round... (more)
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Towpath bridge, Blackbrook Junction, Dudley No 2 Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9387
Carrying the original line's towpath over the Two Lock Line. This was a... (more)
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Narrows on the Dudley Canal No 2
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9388
Site of a former bridge, near Galton Drive.
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Dudley Canal towpath at Brierley Hill
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9286
Part of national cycle route 54, near Merry Hill. 'Link 51' is a... (more)
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The pound between locks 8 and 7, Dudley Canal, Delph
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9186
Seen from a boat in lock 7.
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Lock 2 from Lock 1, Dudley Canal, Delph
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9186
Rebuilt in 1858 on a new line. The 'waterfall' is the bywash from the... (more)
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Narrowboat in the Shropshire Union Wharf, Wolverhampton
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9198
Once a canal - rail interchange [LNWR], then a Fellows Morton & Clayton... (more)
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Arty arch and dismantled railway bridge, Heath Town
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9399
On the Wyrley & Essington Canal, south-west of Wednesfield Junction.
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Wednesfield Junction, from the north-east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9399
The towpath bridge crosses the now closed Bentley Canal. The narrows in the... (more)
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Rookery Bridge, from the north-east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9400
Carrying the Wolverhampton Road over the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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Church Bridge, from the north-east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9400
Carrying Graiseley Lane over the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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Wards Bridge, from the north
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9400
Carrying the Lichfield Road [B4484] over the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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Wyrley & Essington Canal, west of Moat House Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9401
Tree-lined and surrounded by houses.
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Narrows on the Wyrley & Essington Canal, near Janine Avenue
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9501
The site of the demolished Moat Green Bridge.
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Olinthus Bridge, from the east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9501
Carrying Linthouse Lane over the Wyrley & Essington Canal. Are... (more)
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Perry Hall Bridge, from the east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9600
Carrying Broad Lane North over the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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The Wyrley & Essington Canal, looking west
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9600
Between Pool Hayes and Perry Hall bridges.
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