Captain Ahab's Watery Tales

 Gosty Hill Tunnel  One of two very narrow tunnels on there Dudley No2 Canal. The longer one at Lapal collapsed in the early 1900's but ...

Union Branch December 2024 The location of the lost Union Branch remains confusing no matter how many times you look at the map, zipping bac...

The Old Izon Turn December 2024 The creation of Telford's New Mainline Canal criss crossed Brindley's 1767 original canal, carving o...

The Butty's Beginnings July 2024 Seeing people eyeing up the butty is something of an everyday event, and it's often a prelude to a ...

Parker Branch Canal October 2023 The Parker Branch is little more than a long basin which left the Mainline  to the west at Bromford Junctio...