Sunday 31 January 2021

BCN Cottages - Wyrley and Essington Canal

BCN Cottages - Wyrley and Essington Canal 

Ogley Locks Section (Lichfield Canal)

Known cottage locations






Cottage 267
No known photo but shown on map at Lock 23:














BCN Cottage 30

Located at Huddlesford


Photos by Arthur Watts from the CRT archive

BCN Cottage 269

Contemporary photo located at Muckley Corner on the A5



BCN Cottages 271 and 272 (the highest numbers)

Located at the top of the Ogley Locks



Now owned by the LHCRT in preparation for the restoration of the canal.


BCN Cottage 204

Sneyd Junction


Ice breaker at Sneyd with 204 on top left

BCN Cottage 210

Located at Coalpool


Photo by Hugh Potter 1971


BCN Cottage 265

Located next toLock 24 on the Ogley Locks section.


Photo by Hugh Potter



BCN Cottages - Birmingham and Fazeley

 BCN Cottages on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal


Cottages on Fleet Street, Farmers Bridge (numbers unknown)

Otherwise known as "Envelope Cottage"as it was used to store stationery

Photo by Hugh Potter






Cottage 251

Located at Curdworth Top Lock

Photo by Hugh Potter in 1973

Cottages 252 and 253

Located at the top of the Curdworth Flight


Photo by Brian Holmes


Photo by Hugh Potter

Cottage 254

Located at Dunton on the Curdworth Flight

Photo by Hugh Potter 1971


Photo by Hugh Potter December 1976

Cottages 255 and 256

Located on the Curdworth Flight


Photo by Hugh Potter July 1971

Cottages 257 and 258

Located at the bottom end of the Curdworth flight

Photo by Hugh Potter July 1971

Cottages 259 and 260 

Located at the bottom of the Curdworth flight of locks

Photo by Hugh Potter December 1975

             Photo by Hugh Potter December 1975


Cottages on the A5 Fazeley (numbers not known)

Photo by Hugh Potter 1975

Junction House, Fazeley

Photo by Hugh Potter