Monday 27 April 2020

Wyrley Bank Branch - Sneyd

Wyrley Bank Branch - Sneyd



Ariel view of Sneyd Junction

Sneyd Wharf 1955 - Stan Heaton

Sneyd 1959 - Herbert Dunkley

Sneyd Bottom Lock

Sneyd Colliery

Sneyd Bottom Lock

Sneyd Bottom Lock


Sneyd Bottom Lock 1956 (HNBC Philip Weaver collection)

Sneyd Bottom Lock

Sneyd Junction and cottage in 1956 (HNBC Philip Weaver collection)

Sneyd Junction

Sneyd Lock 2

DCT Archive


In the absence of a photo, here is Sneyd Lane Bridge as both an arch and a later flat top.





Sneyd Lock 3

Lock Three - Laurence Hogg

Remains of Sneyd Pumphouse

Remains of Sneyd Pumphouse

Reservoir valve




Sneyd Pumphouse towards Birchills Power Station

Sneyd Lock 4

Sneyd Lock 4

Sneyd Lock Four - DCT Archive

Sneyd Lock 5

Sneyd Lock 5

Top Lock 1971 by Jim Evans

Top Lock 1971 by Jim Evans

Top Lock 1971 by Jim Evans

Top Lock 1971 by Jim Evans


Bridge at Sneyd Lock 5 in 1956 (HNBC Philip Weaver collection)

Lock 5 from the Laurence Hogg slide collection

Canal above Sneyd Top Lock 1956 (HNBC Philip Weaver collection)


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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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