Hawne Basin

Since rebuilt as Burton Bridge, entrance to Hawne Basin




Hawne Basin Transhipment Interchange

1966




1966

Hawne 1987 (Robin Webster)
Current limit of Navigation at Hawne

Since rebuilt as Burton Bridge, entrance to Hawne Basin




Hawne Basin Transhipment Interchange

1966




1966

Hawne 1987 (Robin Webster)
Current limit of Navigation at Hawne
...and then removed

Coombs Wood Colliery, near Hawne Basin

The last pit pony led from Coombs Wood Colliery

Coombs Wood Colliery, near Hawne Basin

The last pit pony led from Coombs Wood Colliery
Leasowes 1954 (Sidney Godfrey)
Heywood Bridge 1954 (Sid Godfrey)
Mucklow Hill 1991
Mucklow Hill 1991



Halesowen to Western Portal of Lapal Tunnel


Western Portal of Lapal Tunnel
Mucklow Hill 1991
Mucklow Hill 1991



Halesowen to Western Portal of Lapal Tunnel


Western Portal of Lapal Tunnel
Lapal canal navigation house at the Lapal tunnel entrance. Mark Bryan's great grandad Leonard James is the baby with his Mother and Father Enos and Sarah James in 1901.


From above the tunnel portal 1957


The lock beam 300 yards on from the Eastern Portal - Edwin Fasham


From above the tunnel portal 1957


The lock beam 300 yards on from the Eastern Portal - Edwin Fasham
Collapse in Lapal Tunnel
the last entrance by Andrew and Edwin Fasham in 1961 before the eastern portal was filled in.
the last entrance by Andrew and Edwin Fasham in 1961 before the eastern portal was filled in.
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).
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The tunnel collapse photo taken by Andrew and Edwin Fasham. Entrance to the tunnel from the western end, reportedly the last entry into the tunnel before the portal was filled in.
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