Friday, 15 May 2020

Holly Bank Basin

Holly Bank Basin

Lookimg down the Short Heath / Holly Bank Basin in 1955 - Source RCHS Archive

View along a silted Holly Bank Basin from the far end - Source Laurence Hogg Collection

Holly Bank Basin - Source Stan Heaton 1955

Hilton Main and 
Holly Bank Basin 1910 - Jim Evans

Holly Bank Basin 1910 - Jim Evans






Basin image from RCHS archive
 

The above photos have been assembled from various sources, including those freely found on the internet. My thanks go to the many photographers alive and dead who have contributed to this collection and in so doing, are keeping the memory of these lost canals alive. These images are reproduced for ease of research are are not necessarily the property of this blog, and as such should not be used for commercial gain without the explicit permission of the owner (whoever that may be).

2 comments:

Blossom said...

Hi Andy, excellent site and pictures. Just to say that the middle picture is actually of Callohan's scrap yard, Dudley Road, Tipton just down from the black country museum.

Andy Tidy said...

You are right Blossom - The dangers of being misled by inaccurate labels!