tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672962735114671422024-03-13T10:04:12.602+00:00Captain Ahab's Watery TalesAn on line logbook of watery wanderings.Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comBlogger1840125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-26576806046435632402023-10-11T05:12:00.006+01:002023-10-11T05:15:38.208+01:00Parker Branch Canal<p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Parker Branch Canal</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">October 2023</span></p><p>The Parker Branch is little more than a long basin which left the Mainline to the west at Bromford Junction serving the Oldbury Railway Carriage and Waggon Works.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp3TwaUWAvn_UFbxwDQKrqygLrL9h4A-zUYJlcyA62FFCxvmsIE4XEp41OmmNtCVIs1d02AvbuYWPJvfnPMhTFbVcTZfcUrLq2Y5R4xlBYOtNTF_c4VOQpfM1MGx1Cfjv_AkLidkKeaxhpzXis4tsEYH3U35ReF8e7mLInJiLTCPvAmcI622bMe5kmLxC8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="445" data-original-width="614" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp3TwaUWAvn_UFbxwDQKrqygLrL9h4A-zUYJlcyA62FFCxvmsIE4XEp41OmmNtCVIs1d02AvbuYWPJvfnPMhTFbVcTZfcUrLq2Y5R4xlBYOtNTF_c4VOQpfM1MGx1Cfjv_AkLidkKeaxhpzXis4tsEYH3U35ReF8e7mLInJiLTCPvAmcI622bMe5kmLxC8=w640-h464" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFtjDFkA3xKtUGo8GANwH_nI5WR_VyjdHHWHJPhOsoq-1sMI4PyO1RqpJsddHixUBDdcCGDHeXljoXt-y2jI-afWoveJmqgb7bYunzmu4IF9EoJSBgesws4KZC603mVomHJtOzIjchbdYrGv2GyE_kFRpMypVR4_qiwIHKIpNxlV-wNBdX7RHVc-RFV4PH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1074" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFtjDFkA3xKtUGo8GANwH_nI5WR_VyjdHHWHJPhOsoq-1sMI4PyO1RqpJsddHixUBDdcCGDHeXljoXt-y2jI-afWoveJmqgb7bYunzmu4IF9EoJSBgesws4KZC603mVomHJtOzIjchbdYrGv2GyE_kFRpMypVR4_qiwIHKIpNxlV-wNBdX7RHVc-RFV4PH=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></div>Entrance to the Parker Branch under L&NWR Railway 1956 - G Wyton Worcestershire Archive<br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBHmXGhXB7jnfZ45E79BHzDwohh1gRXFc4AnxrmwC8iwTA0Ij8BqExTmTU9wfkdSD-pcqRdp20xfXt6TX8q4V-udUz8TCM1CIKgsgPC-jS0t3dpPyzlVNBBUUJ-3VnGNBPYfMWysau4pUs1QgY2vPkhP4yuxBhs7a18Ei3SPp8h2EcybajfaGOtK3RrOPe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="707" data-original-width="978" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBHmXGhXB7jnfZ45E79BHzDwohh1gRXFc4AnxrmwC8iwTA0Ij8BqExTmTU9wfkdSD-pcqRdp20xfXt6TX8q4V-udUz8TCM1CIKgsgPC-jS0t3dpPyzlVNBBUUJ-3VnGNBPYfMWysau4pUs1QgY2vPkhP4yuxBhs7a18Ei3SPp8h2EcybajfaGOtK3RrOPe=w640-h462" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inside the Parker Branch 1956 - G Wyton Worcestershire Archive</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">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).</div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-53899912082062825992023-02-17T07:28:00.004+00:002023-02-17T07:28:29.022+00:00Tame Valley Canal<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> Tame Valley Canal</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A handful of archive photos from the Tame Valley Canal</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOGLOAcZV7EX0CSFgCZ0Sw6xvctTr4kaHVrFwbw43NEWpskePRRj2elaorn6OSR25VGibtXRwq64q_dC_-53FoTocKYeCPew5XGI9ZeVYYwyPNLRdX8hWyaHYgEOeCsqO7FFE-YKVYLvw1F4WVClZusAZ3IZOLnqyofS7C3VGRwv_GJ6tS6Q72V5Ha0Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1123" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOGLOAcZV7EX0CSFgCZ0Sw6xvctTr4kaHVrFwbw43NEWpskePRRj2elaorn6OSR25VGibtXRwq64q_dC_-53FoTocKYeCPew5XGI9ZeVYYwyPNLRdX8hWyaHYgEOeCsqO7FFE-YKVYLvw1F4WVClZusAZ3IZOLnqyofS7C3VGRwv_GJ6tS6Q72V5Ha0Q=w640-h396" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWMeiC4AZLsDPZS1uRYtgi16NfpHYpl7f6lGd0x2ReJ2SqmkcqT3E4BO9JOGvOoWZqLRy_OMYZvkz4QldAW3oNZNUstISdKYFYacB-TW01XCNbLdut3XdwL2JeKMehFlKWUxKQCsEfImnpw_74vCNYiyVBhSjC4Q7Pa4RzMQQ3gaQSE_32FSNCMx5e0Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1066" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWMeiC4AZLsDPZS1uRYtgi16NfpHYpl7f6lGd0x2ReJ2SqmkcqT3E4BO9JOGvOoWZqLRy_OMYZvkz4QldAW3oNZNUstISdKYFYacB-TW01XCNbLdut3XdwL2JeKMehFlKWUxKQCsEfImnpw_74vCNYiyVBhSjC4Q7Pa4RzMQQ3gaQSE_32FSNCMx5e0Q=w640-h468" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Aqueduct over the River Tame carrying the Birmingham and Fazeley at Salford Junction - BCNS Archive</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">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).</span></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-88486357873388877412023-02-15T17:29:00.002+00:002023-02-15T17:29:31.123+00:00Birmingham and Fazeley Canal<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Birmingham and Fazeley</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Salford to Fazeley </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This page is to contain interesting images of the Birmingham and Fazeley between Salford Junction and Fazeley Junction.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYvJz_xvociRYpwPq5BXGQG3DTH2gpqly0pduFLZjC_mwnhLe78_y1NnBVO8NBv-igh4CLlaOP3pNCYgaGjLIbHYHpvDocZs1x0Jb3IECoKUrMI-XH-HGjTJ02hZXitBWOLBqXjTcj2nehNQcWjpbSZo-W2q9OAj5L7o02Dj0kXT-JrQAQaYuQ7bSj6g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="675" data-original-width="987" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYvJz_xvociRYpwPq5BXGQG3DTH2gpqly0pduFLZjC_mwnhLe78_y1NnBVO8NBv-igh4CLlaOP3pNCYgaGjLIbHYHpvDocZs1x0Jb3IECoKUrMI-XH-HGjTJ02hZXitBWOLBqXjTcj2nehNQcWjpbSZo-W2q9OAj5L7o02Dj0kXT-JrQAQaYuQ7bSj6g=w640-h438" width="640" /></a></div>Coal Boat being strapped onto the Birmingham and Fazeley, probably carrying coal from the Amerton / Pooley area.<br /><br /><p></p><p>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).</p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-9324433783555062392023-02-15T12:38:00.006+00:002023-02-18T14:31:38.315+00:00New Main Line Smethwick to Tipton<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> New Main Line Smethwick to Tipton</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a holding page to capture images of Telford's New Main Line from Smethwick Junction to Tipton. A Historical overview will be added later.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_07qUMf5wNT1RZ_5Mkzigk9z18OZtmo60xLRRe6BtUg4Xl7I-h6n42ZbD0Im202kQlqm-aAOXbdzMlEYG4JtT1U5RwCwPPWhPNdKWd80x12xvqyl5kRjnm-2JBzG-NYCIQV5QYTPnqXtjWQhxNLUb7b6-2jmCaeeOz8mdvCLyQ_Az4BikTPzMhwp9Bg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1119" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_07qUMf5wNT1RZ_5Mkzigk9z18OZtmo60xLRRe6BtUg4Xl7I-h6n42ZbD0Im202kQlqm-aAOXbdzMlEYG4JtT1U5RwCwPPWhPNdKWd80x12xvqyl5kRjnm-2JBzG-NYCIQV5QYTPnqXtjWQhxNLUb7b6-2jmCaeeOz8mdvCLyQ_Az4BikTPzMhwp9Bg=w640-h408" width="640" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">New Main line at Smethwick with Lattice Bridge </div></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">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).</span></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-42807477736353346232023-02-15T12:32:00.004+00:002023-02-15T12:32:34.571+00:00Netherton Tunnel and Branch<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> Netherton Tunnel and Branch</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is holding post for photos of the Netherton Tunnel and its connecting branch Canal. I will add a historical commentary at a later date.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtlY6LZ3t2x5i8WFC4SrZx5UKT83afilhmg84ERtXO6u_sy02TeNEhII6XZNgww_Nm9Huza5rTZIuYG86RusAWrzOipgWnushAOK0BMBd2dePCCaFlLo_-nuWMl8f_etQsRj5tCBDdVpGJqi3TLt82fudobjZzLBqE9hgWYUBjqPGhpwsDSEK8R9ukdg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1135" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtlY6LZ3t2x5i8WFC4SrZx5UKT83afilhmg84ERtXO6u_sy02TeNEhII6XZNgww_Nm9Huza5rTZIuYG86RusAWrzOipgWnushAOK0BMBd2dePCCaFlLo_-nuWMl8f_etQsRj5tCBDdVpGJqi3TLt82fudobjZzLBqE9hgWYUBjqPGhpwsDSEK8R9ukdg=w640-h450" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">BCNS Archive</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">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).</span></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-3181706716508858712023-02-14T17:35:00.008+00:002023-02-18T20:17:45.417+00:00New Main Line <p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> New Main Line in Smethwick Area</b></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwkFggG11FdJjcxyhZIj29qF6J1Q1HqVZy8VC_UBFwuqerOOGZzGqI-bq7F3Ve4xLa_AYXhC_jTCQfLhYi3fTBHtodcWBuDBReONkYL2q_-yMi8oyUFoOE0jqF7sl9Fjgs7tOrqu3WY1SBV4zc2fgxRFvNeF-z1a9w70lz3I84Mbecd4SDz2Cd6Mp0Cg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1139" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwkFggG11FdJjcxyhZIj29qF6J1Q1HqVZy8VC_UBFwuqerOOGZzGqI-bq7F3Ve4xLa_AYXhC_jTCQfLhYi3fTBHtodcWBuDBReONkYL2q_-yMi8oyUFoOE0jqF7sl9Fjgs7tOrqu3WY1SBV4zc2fgxRFvNeF-z1a9w70lz3I84Mbecd4SDz2Cd6Mp0Cg=w640-h402" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Art Deco Spon Lane Bridge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwnlWaW7Ep5-A3lwkagIoV1ImQXpw9EO4InL9-8vipZ0aDDgVb9wChF7U2NJm7iLxheX1OgAzA5M8i_gdJmyyeeAc1WHAriaWz_pjsFt-15TDnzGWaYxZin36fd63gb1FlHI7gbEapWbiDcLGpUGBPiwCJwiphBsKfNFspTDPUGnt2VY9gd1H8XHg7QQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1146" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwnlWaW7Ep5-A3lwkagIoV1ImQXpw9EO4InL9-8vipZ0aDDgVb9wChF7U2NJm7iLxheX1OgAzA5M8i_gdJmyyeeAc1WHAriaWz_pjsFt-15TDnzGWaYxZin36fd63gb1FlHI7gbEapWbiDcLGpUGBPiwCJwiphBsKfNFspTDPUGnt2VY9gd1H8XHg7QQ=w640-h406" width="640" /></a></div>Tay or Pearl at Spon Lane - BCN Archive<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOUWAxfCRjG818B40TUgcV1Ogg-IZMusIoF_SCEg9rTQgAJCEotemiq4Ieiwff0-AcqDlyLouxvPhqE7FQtr6YbbGidZ9C6J_FOV6I0-FjPXbRo9GElWLAEvASp3pRKHfD82_Evu-HcuMLFeCcEFRDHJ5KP2lOTht_MZSATJRtBcny-lcjT5eRVd0m3w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1135" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOUWAxfCRjG818B40TUgcV1Ogg-IZMusIoF_SCEg9rTQgAJCEotemiq4Ieiwff0-AcqDlyLouxvPhqE7FQtr6YbbGidZ9C6J_FOV6I0-FjPXbRo9GElWLAEvASp3pRKHfD82_Evu-HcuMLFeCcEFRDHJ5KP2lOTht_MZSATJRtBcny-lcjT5eRVd0m3w=w640-h412" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Towards Bromford Junction from Bromford Road Bridge with Lattice Bridge in distance - BCNS Archive</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">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).</div><br /><p></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-59863076086076319652023-02-14T17:12:00.008+00:002024-03-02T00:34:41.752+00:00Brades and The Gower Branch<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Brades and The Gower Branch</b></span></p><p>The Brades is one of five connection between Brindley's Old Mainline and Telfords New Mainline, but has the distinction of having the sole surviving staircase pair of locks on the BCN (there were two others to my knowledge but both were privately owned and have been lost.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkpow-Rbe6vnkH_hb2TZozLO73dZksG0G9e2LyYZX-GIA_14FZtAiW96qVCoDL3kTUGJBpMwTL4y6zPX10d2fvRIhRw3LXfslqxIXlD3jUsVvrl62UZjv-GVLq9gyl48D3o_NC9qImHxGdsL3pfBMr6gMcssTMAK06soBEYSQbDOF3GO4mwxA2OPN8Ig" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1144" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkpow-Rbe6vnkH_hb2TZozLO73dZksG0G9e2LyYZX-GIA_14FZtAiW96qVCoDL3kTUGJBpMwTL4y6zPX10d2fvRIhRw3LXfslqxIXlD3jUsVvrl62UZjv-GVLq9gyl48D3o_NC9qImHxGdsL3pfBMr6gMcssTMAK06soBEYSQbDOF3GO4mwxA2OPN8Ig=w640-h424" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Claytons tar Tanker Frome rising into Brades Top Lock - BCNS Archive</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiksKoPzRpkJgXHnpUxaOrhPPxoWCyQnFhpES3X29piQ45p483F5qaO5STMdCcSR-PYD5DhbpDHXk_FE2E25I2fDeq7W_GAr6HRWWvz1HYdYpGuzZ-xy24hywO_qL6dbOlUO45Szk-UvhXyLkkiNXYWNbOEhjXIsaYOMHmFIvaSrf4rDXp1v0ckJ3mSeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1155" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiksKoPzRpkJgXHnpUxaOrhPPxoWCyQnFhpES3X29piQ45p483F5qaO5STMdCcSR-PYD5DhbpDHXk_FE2E25I2fDeq7W_GAr6HRWWvz1HYdYpGuzZ-xy24hywO_qL6dbOlUO45Szk-UvhXyLkkiNXYWNbOEhjXIsaYOMHmFIvaSrf4rDXp1v0ckJ3mSeg=w640-h418" width="640" /></a></div><br />Brades Locks - BCNS Archive</div><p></p><p>The following three images were probably taken at Brades and show how a single handed boatman could move two narrowboats as a single entity, with the butty in front:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVwPKAmmy2cBfM5sgzJtvslYmOhZYCV1IOooNnGCrWYZ6ji6H6tLBWz2B_kP_6HUZUF3y-kP3d9Xwtf3zDlYYPj4--Fu0CP8zlvlIwIDme8s78kDsEVQum1ssvma6Ui-0dzJtADCki2xZUzrSuFS4v_HM41ND1-xF_90p6Y7snjBUuFKukzwOXnjWLcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1138" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVwPKAmmy2cBfM5sgzJtvslYmOhZYCV1IOooNnGCrWYZ6ji6H6tLBWz2B_kP_6HUZUF3y-kP3d9Xwtf3zDlYYPj4--Fu0CP8zlvlIwIDme8s78kDsEVQum1ssvma6Ui-0dzJtADCki2xZUzrSuFS4v_HM41ND1-xF_90p6Y7snjBUuFKukzwOXnjWLcQ=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh60SEKfCcnUwQo-TURQtRJLgodgzEukF_BC8CwhUL8nQMc5Fv6yaCGQMYZvVoq9QB1Pwa-vLH_fNYZthR8WtYp1WZPxTqEJRs00nbS0NPMooxd2D5YEh-RaJsPPZnFhKlXZXSwxPjJruJtAAbBgwxRZgIYdpfs20WB_VvTxGfSqE0wbtj7B5zePcTCXQ" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1065" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1KpiwzLwEkSS-2Ss9gu2D375uoeUiZuopqxWHUtumc2ofZToubGHZ7Kbyjs4q6DDOPh5kzEUDoAz0joUw2b7UnqgY4oAztE15ktEdKXYfuHFQmy0Q2SZY6tSVnBKoGstuknJng3rhVAtQlFdYgs2PSzGr-t-sLc4npaUnoozKzV3ViEr2wACCQXbpng=w640-h448" width="640" /></a></div>Postcard of the Brades circa 1930 BCNS Archive</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO2dvNyN1sr2QpkKiJrylTy1ClgkjvZz5mxgA6Dr8p3KC3x-RbWwj6Jt3O0en3DCg_Y2vSgyk25V44ykYrab9-Td-jdzXAwREe3zni-cEllvdldlTkNQ1xuwJiTk02VY5P1kp6x1dYce_9nGzDgdZnsr7ykjxrxSkVsVVSCdNiGs4Loy16O7O0gYdcM4zw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3973" data-original-width="5765" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO2dvNyN1sr2QpkKiJrylTy1ClgkjvZz5mxgA6Dr8p3KC3x-RbWwj6Jt3O0en3DCg_Y2vSgyk25V44ykYrab9-Td-jdzXAwREe3zni-cEllvdldlTkNQ1xuwJiTk02VY5P1kp6x1dYce_9nGzDgdZnsr7ykjxrxSkVsVVSCdNiGs4Loy16O7O0gYdcM4zw=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></div>Brades Works Basin - Source Sandwell Archive RPC<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="583" data-original-width="816" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSZPDpJN48xHldXgxb6o5qDNuSZTuEo37-QDRxU7PGD3pI5V5FB5SgkqnGRZeGkS_ItmK3SJv9jHjqSIfkNvYlJYXVI76DfJ0Nm7izsDfBLJL_27RhIDX_bCwLOBiCx3uR-MX06U77pHiH9MDJIscUOs2XFVzNC68VgRYmblK4rrXtr8vp62Bii1iC19Fi=w640-h458" width="640" /></a></div>Brades Works Basin - R S Gregory</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9Dx5uv_Mh7m4EZbVTzfNbr7mkPIcE1nYijbu4EevGQ0TEgS73FGG1So4eJ79QFQK0iWH51qrxhRZSTSqOvsrNydzn5vQPdWtAXZmlgNC9RC2pADPJfNEWdkXp33y3ponIKzgq8ah0xrhTFiBJIa8i3FHy8iTNP906V-lCSWLd4I61Kqa84sNQvmYd4HNQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4061" data-original-width="5730" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9Dx5uv_Mh7m4EZbVTzfNbr7mkPIcE1nYijbu4EevGQ0TEgS73FGG1So4eJ79QFQK0iWH51qrxhRZSTSqOvsrNydzn5vQPdWtAXZmlgNC9RC2pADPJfNEWdkXp33y3ponIKzgq8ah0xrhTFiBJIa8i3FHy8iTNP906V-lCSWLd4I61Kqa84sNQvmYd4HNQ=w640-h454" width="640" /></a></div>Brades Works Basin - Source Sandwell Archive RPS<br /><br /></span></div><p></p><p>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).</p><p> </p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-90364797157567426002023-01-05T06:51:00.008+00:002023-11-26T00:21:00.418+00:00Stourbridge Town Arm<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Stourbridge Town Arm</b></span></p><p>Whilst the majority of this arm was restored in the 1960's the final terminus beyond he Bonded Warehouse was lost to development.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhveR7kola3jtaNIRDk__qdApZYo9DB99MeiKyiiWMjP3Wk1-WDsP9hp-tKf1ZbdB5_p9Acq5RIVVPac3I1UveE6QAoYkpvUebQiABu7lUR_Fwz6zfMnDzWxG-M6BntzHReHEYjxA4hhftI8D_Pv4o4Cn99a4LREG75tgva1_7nsiXBuqAZ9zrfwiEuIA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhveR7kola3jtaNIRDk__qdApZYo9DB99MeiKyiiWMjP3Wk1-WDsP9hp-tKf1ZbdB5_p9Acq5RIVVPac3I1UveE6QAoYkpvUebQiABu7lUR_Fwz6zfMnDzWxG-M6BntzHReHEYjxA4hhftI8D_Pv4o4Cn99a4LREG75tgva1_7nsiXBuqAZ9zrfwiEuIA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Entrance to the basin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9ll8y2WmKHCP7osQeeAxva1f64CaCBrqWyNB1oK7z6RP6ZaMvcc6QkqbG_ga00U7Qd5w6tEaGiM4kFBSauI_x4xw7LBlvfoz1K7dQWDs-k9n-Bj0e9nZN4q3ivtbKrOiEAMbf8D_f13dDk9Tmh9x9Y7iwQQM1xb0Ux6PIvADiYD_Cn8FUixHNTkz8AyOw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="979" data-original-width="1544" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9ll8y2WmKHCP7osQeeAxva1f64CaCBrqWyNB1oK7z6RP6ZaMvcc6QkqbG_ga00U7Qd5w6tEaGiM4kFBSauI_x4xw7LBlvfoz1K7dQWDs-k9n-Bj0e9nZN4q3ivtbKrOiEAMbf8D_f13dDk9Tmh9x9Y7iwQQM1xb0Ux6PIvADiYD_Cn8FUixHNTkz8AyOw=w640-h406" width="640" /></a></div>Stourbridge Basin from above<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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).<p></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-44950017499069657152022-12-14T17:48:00.014+00:002024-02-27T12:56:56.881+00:00Saltley Cut<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Saltley Cut</span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">December 2022</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Officially speaking the canal linking Salford Junction with Bordesley Junction is the Warwick and Birmingham Junction Canal, but to boaters of old it was simply The Saltley Cut, because it went through Saltley. Fair enough I think!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My earliest memories of the Saltley Cut was using it to bypass Birmingham as we sneaked around the south east of the city without having to climb to the summit in the city centre, and ploughing through a series of utterly filthy locks pasted with oil and grot. To be fair to the canal, it did pass through the heart of the Birmingham gasworks and associated tar distilleries so a large amount of discharge was to be expected.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whatever my recollections, the cut was built to link the Warwick and Birmingham Canal with the Birmingham and Fazeley, avoiding an unnecessary climb up the Ashted Locks and then down the Aston Locks.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This may not be the BCN but its line is never far from the Aston Locks which were BCN.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are some images of this short cut waterway during its commercial carrying days.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJQeJpKIfD_eltRB3jvDKIbRh61pBQ5oYff5hzIuYX8s8fsCoKFt8ZfgUDdAtGznobWJ4tvEo5ErEjtD2feYUEKb8xp2uRbrpyI-cxkdmuPTftDcdk1dVe03dkIqmfcnt9TFJK86UdwaouDeyhaQy7qaYTvrI0rpeV6yNpgburobt9T_2yH2RFMXTsTg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1336" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJQeJpKIfD_eltRB3jvDKIbRh61pBQ5oYff5hzIuYX8s8fsCoKFt8ZfgUDdAtGznobWJ4tvEo5ErEjtD2feYUEKb8xp2uRbrpyI-cxkdmuPTftDcdk1dVe03dkIqmfcnt9TFJK86UdwaouDeyhaQy7qaYTvrI0rpeV6yNpgburobt9T_2yH2RFMXTsTg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Salford Junction into the Saltley Cut 1922</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimuQTC4p-WmQnsQPuGLXoRZQ-66hMCOojf6I7CnAR-NR2Udzqi6bHUfukFzxKhFXAc62FzFHLZgmMcW6MdormdNEArrfxveuZmJrrq4uJ8mikIv8mpDsiwvp4K2W-QiSaxhDcEai206W_o848aSE3lehh_dWIHomrgO-Cbx2YqNggw8BKiMsE6Jf52oQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1133" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimuQTC4p-WmQnsQPuGLXoRZQ-66hMCOojf6I7CnAR-NR2Udzqi6bHUfukFzxKhFXAc62FzFHLZgmMcW6MdormdNEArrfxveuZmJrrq4uJ8mikIv8mpDsiwvp4K2W-QiSaxhDcEai206W_o848aSE3lehh_dWIHomrgO-Cbx2YqNggw8BKiMsE6Jf52oQ=w640-h408" width="640" /></a></div>Salford Junction before the M6 - BCNS Archive<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBxQnBou0DEteouJkwfnSKk_sN9Zy-yWUMDk-lu4eVRIAxooc-42RbsXDu2ETSmGQDUbavJQbcMRDZyGWSF6P9C1RY-bwBzUniaAlrJLLc0M5Gr6JfhUbwCxezTEUhIGWKRkXFZXTbRt3zEY6ymrydi7fMxDyC18_Qcy65YI5_z11GnW_6s_xOgCAu6g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2544" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBxQnBou0DEteouJkwfnSKk_sN9Zy-yWUMDk-lu4eVRIAxooc-42RbsXDu2ETSmGQDUbavJQbcMRDZyGWSF6P9C1RY-bwBzUniaAlrJLLc0M5Gr6JfhUbwCxezTEUhIGWKRkXFZXTbRt3zEY6ymrydi7fMxDyC18_Qcy65YI5_z11GnW_6s_xOgCAu6g=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Salford Junction after the M6<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMu3Pzj0XBeNKr-ojzCDzRKk30rmSvZSlNHEUhg_KUQIJKYxrEjMaWPxs-yYRRulK8sd-dG5nTI8TRn270fjdVE6dJ3NQtASK8gi64IJleyQfAwCmg7GQXZcbIvMXtUpUqWl6Xfp66mic4JTK2dDkBUswvDEqO__YEv7oO9-R2IcODKN1ILsfvYKUI4w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="600" data-original-width="590" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMu3Pzj0XBeNKr-ojzCDzRKk30rmSvZSlNHEUhg_KUQIJKYxrEjMaWPxs-yYRRulK8sd-dG5nTI8TRn270fjdVE6dJ3NQtASK8gi64IJleyQfAwCmg7GQXZcbIvMXtUpUqWl6Xfp66mic4JTK2dDkBUswvDEqO__YEv7oO9-R2IcODKN1ILsfvYKUI4w=w629-h640" width="629" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dodgy canal side foundations in 1962</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpkMw316PWsoL3QVv5kEQzYMvKniYMACNCFsPhSOAetT5guF0k-CKuRnSrzLjz32XpjiDzX2wXFyPYMsirWP_sW7aQ_GFFnC91hUYZQWz5VvijtJXDBksb6TM5jUUpnJaJv7X7RzMpiWchkLCRtjflrvY98uGAuzcF6dxFQA3PpRf6JrOBXS7T_MS23g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1815" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpkMw316PWsoL3QVv5kEQzYMvKniYMACNCFsPhSOAetT5guF0k-CKuRnSrzLjz32XpjiDzX2wXFyPYMsirWP_sW7aQ_GFFnC91hUYZQWz5VvijtJXDBksb6TM5jUUpnJaJv7X7RzMpiWchkLCRtjflrvY98uGAuzcF6dxFQA3PpRf6JrOBXS7T_MS23g=w640-h418" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">FMC's Saltey Dock<br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIkm7eAWznUM4YJwT-8LxC8M-FAr4dwjhRc0aCW1ceDmU4ajuOrS7pJ-M68vlRwPPuKuqISl4TrWe-q0rBZ7J0v9kH7BH4cMMIIhw8z4CwmJYkYZ6BIZxWjtqo50ULKW1A28nAzoH7hUNRWRDAx6bl428UlVn3GrlZI1b0DTlfwMj1bUKYBI2UOSrddw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1006" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIkm7eAWznUM4YJwT-8LxC8M-FAr4dwjhRc0aCW1ceDmU4ajuOrS7pJ-M68vlRwPPuKuqISl4TrWe-q0rBZ7J0v9kH7BH4cMMIIhw8z4CwmJYkYZ6BIZxWjtqo50ULKW1A28nAzoH7hUNRWRDAx6bl428UlVn3GrlZI1b0DTlfwMj1bUKYBI2UOSrddw=w640-h374" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Neachells Tar Distillery and Gasworks 1922</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMo3FErQ4jL6INqGyUKdR9FA5UeYn2j3710-SmMfumBa8-ceYx8irB3fy_FoYEUuzjLk-4RCv0RomDySGvmWMHbOWPWQlbMk5KkVhtl83r05O4_sLSjHK8C0QPk8d8SdGEb6rKd_Ds1Gp2Tbdue-jKJz7rlXzcmsojHQLJ20MnqdEIz38AiB0-dVmn9g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1369" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMo3FErQ4jL6INqGyUKdR9FA5UeYn2j3710-SmMfumBa8-ceYx8irB3fy_FoYEUuzjLk-4RCv0RomDySGvmWMHbOWPWQlbMk5KkVhtl83r05O4_sLSjHK8C0QPk8d8SdGEb6rKd_Ds1Gp2Tbdue-jKJz7rlXzcmsojHQLJ20MnqdEIz38AiB0-dVmn9g=w640-h294" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Neachells Tar Distillery 1946</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY7a_fKp1Y0wJkTDFENfNJZYJBSK1ezP8XlhGL_vcpg97Nw0ishSqJKU4OLukgika9A9cRtfLRff7vfsEcACMxJiYC9BnFPDqDXHWl1zLC7sXgSI1W3I9Al994I6Dqo67a_L22NsGC4ToY1W2fY5SRe6k5NpTES2Wxy8gArmpd6qFLrDNelTcNx2szag" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="380" data-original-width="999" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY7a_fKp1Y0wJkTDFENfNJZYJBSK1ezP8XlhGL_vcpg97Nw0ishSqJKU4OLukgika9A9cRtfLRff7vfsEcACMxJiYC9BnFPDqDXHWl1zLC7sXgSI1W3I9Al994I6Dqo67a_L22NsGC4ToY1W2fY5SRe6k5NpTES2Wxy8gArmpd6qFLrDNelTcNx2szag=w640-h244" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm35nlapWx6CteX24-3hfpdpj-cg9sNzJZl5efyObJhs3tYdA5NSuDdnm4MUsDOCmQEfpTHIh8lHSUbJ_7tJfUztWvORz-QcI85i4uV_-kVP3draWrxtLEcYF0iPu59r9XgL3omHoGmh78KhB0XSpYUQ3_L_OTEnDyfSyz_S_YldXk0AEAqvH4np5IuQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="3539" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm35nlapWx6CteX24-3hfpdpj-cg9sNzJZl5efyObJhs3tYdA5NSuDdnm4MUsDOCmQEfpTHIh8lHSUbJ_7tJfUztWvORz-QcI85i4uV_-kVP3draWrxtLEcYF0iPu59r9XgL3omHoGmh78KhB0XSpYUQ3_L_OTEnDyfSyz_S_YldXk0AEAqvH4np5IuQ=w640-h488" width="640" /></a></div>Nechells Gasworks 1950's<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7JJ6qcEwDckL3BBqziPXxbm8Ajht385lMw1ieYNvRqwqV9MweqF1m7jsXl243qpVDmsLueY13CoiKkvr-H07nQas7p6z7LCmzk9YtPE79cC0rql90u28KX_Kkfp4NVgs0cft4JkWmOY96gPypG9pUiRdHV14lmbWG1YFaG7k1O1lxbW0ZpQ2vo0jQkg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="600" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7JJ6qcEwDckL3BBqziPXxbm8Ajht385lMw1ieYNvRqwqV9MweqF1m7jsXl243qpVDmsLueY13CoiKkvr-H07nQas7p6z7LCmzk9YtPE79cC0rql90u28KX_Kkfp4NVgs0cft4JkWmOY96gPypG9pUiRdHV14lmbWG1YFaG7k1O1lxbW0ZpQ2vo0jQkg=w613-h640" width="613" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Canal Channel 1962</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbgAN6tUo49EaYURSlR_vyMzVOGrxk1hJIbKYiomnAR6wO3T_R5CoT_OnohawAOocEVqAKeR4DZp7YiOhwzcEvcE1YO4YXAoXXAlV_XIpQwNPgvOnFZrlc0z4BHO_55u6cUz-nXXJkR9fI8O29jvpJNfPsedSFoqOLOcVFOFzlUtvTAQf_9nVODVkK8O0d" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="540" data-original-width="509" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbgAN6tUo49EaYURSlR_vyMzVOGrxk1hJIbKYiomnAR6wO3T_R5CoT_OnohawAOocEVqAKeR4DZp7YiOhwzcEvcE1YO4YXAoXXAlV_XIpQwNPgvOnFZrlc0z4BHO_55u6cUz-nXXJkR9fI8O29jvpJNfPsedSFoqOLOcVFOFzlUtvTAQf_9nVODVkK8O0d=w603-h640" width="603" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxxu7D2BWDeX_AMPG7BPMqr_QWe6UOTYnKyc_QmXGCzKoITN-clfWKrqZdkxM3aAgZwv3n5Oo0QjBpJsqlnwNpIw7vD8AuXkv7Ba0hmoNyA5OawThWJ-lSoXqpnS08eFrqfSfpAcF3lXxbcGdWvGC3i-Jtg4-XiphIQCiyKsuju92-QFrCldvQ4pKawg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="600" data-original-width="587" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxxu7D2BWDeX_AMPG7BPMqr_QWe6UOTYnKyc_QmXGCzKoITN-clfWKrqZdkxM3aAgZwv3n5Oo0QjBpJsqlnwNpIw7vD8AuXkv7Ba0hmoNyA5OawThWJ-lSoXqpnS08eFrqfSfpAcF3lXxbcGdWvGC3i-Jtg4-XiphIQCiyKsuju92-QFrCldvQ4pKawg=w627-h640" width="627" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Descending Garrison Lock No2 in the 1930's<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnXa_eF6oHI9yFYa-hbuwxacv29bhc0aWwzYxfVhZSaiB2J5i4yjScUxxcJ6BXK5D2PDiX0YOQqJg0Yub7WPRWgE1b2VXmAiQxMAHK6WTjjc2SQDRwwnGhFKVB75ShAQq_u2CqiH5tRP1MIAhTLky5TGEjMprKVdFo4_ME2Q_wtVnsD44qOgve7C-JvQ" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3gTM8-Lmh0xV8kOV0sxP6bKR3T2F58Z1UrkJW9iaHqxV2zA0WlvMU82_qJNSPRbb-S4vyituS5ifnEOb97j552AQ9Qbiskr1WDb0En9J7hSxJcNEvUa6f4kq1JXmuF3dmcX7j3fP7-0cpr35TdDubsQqO47tKfDNRF08UbjRHAkMb2xkTAXcVMogAow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="600" data-original-width="466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3gTM8-Lmh0xV8kOV0sxP6bKR3T2F58Z1UrkJW9iaHqxV2zA0WlvMU82_qJNSPRbb-S4vyituS5ifnEOb97j552AQ9Qbiskr1WDb0En9J7hSxJcNEvUa6f4kq1JXmuF3dmcX7j3fP7-0cpr35TdDubsQqO47tKfDNRF08UbjRHAkMb2xkTAXcVMogAow=w496-h640" width="496" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPJvc8c5rVjA52MGpMa-5kn0POalstYYQNYuE-Ir2Ej6ct2ev3hoUWZWytFAAsI2Klpv-vw02wLED7bctoq4UlF2xkY_z1VXND7k-HUla8-hANRkjjoid7HIjPwuiuZomgbs6pWMVwWLZMXZqR3xVlNDPnmhJTejVwPwcpeuW3ndXYu2QbDtFojoKhTQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="342" data-original-width="600" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPJvc8c5rVjA52MGpMa-5kn0POalstYYQNYuE-Ir2Ej6ct2ev3hoUWZWytFAAsI2Klpv-vw02wLED7bctoq4UlF2xkY_z1VXND7k-HUla8-hANRkjjoid7HIjPwuiuZomgbs6pWMVwWLZMXZqR3xVlNDPnmhJTejVwPwcpeuW3ndXYu2QbDtFojoKhTQ=w640-h364" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Loaded cal boats on Saltley Cut 1962<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFHPu4idehVYWasio9KA0C7TDdTmTPsttgOKNxtH6x34EIpJsuU1jEdT1sexaIhnzIPdEo41TtGmC0xwZKqVtIegFci8EDYPBdtpCkfVkbYsytRgUlEo8MWP3_b2hx4ciJHEoLvraYdLD6Dv8Ij1v6Lb47V6mz81d1hNze5ujJEwt440PnDwHQED7czQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="439" data-original-width="600" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFHPu4idehVYWasio9KA0C7TDdTmTPsttgOKNxtH6x34EIpJsuU1jEdT1sexaIhnzIPdEo41TtGmC0xwZKqVtIegFci8EDYPBdtpCkfVkbYsytRgUlEo8MWP3_b2hx4ciJHEoLvraYdLD6Dv8Ij1v6Lb47V6mz81d1hNze5ujJEwt440PnDwHQED7czQ=w640-h468" width="640" /></a></div>1930's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcrfbceETvlssxpciBmx_JRNWzENxlQ4aoJsS50QCWMsr2WbxeJ1OYm71fpo4RvC5TLDHZfqe9SmvrbER6EnZjgUeG3H0UmY98fPqkm8qI5qwTuwicxJhWCKqpMiZX2HLRJNrk1C09jESqDMwZA2qAquWSxqLL8Zx00hYxy5Oe1F_fMKpBy4PnNgONHw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="810" data-original-width="561" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcrfbceETvlssxpciBmx_JRNWzENxlQ4aoJsS50QCWMsr2WbxeJ1OYm71fpo4RvC5TLDHZfqe9SmvrbER6EnZjgUeG3H0UmY98fPqkm8qI5qwTuwicxJhWCKqpMiZX2HLRJNrk1C09jESqDMwZA2qAquWSxqLL8Zx00hYxy5Oe1F_fMKpBy4PnNgONHw=w443-h640" width="443" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Artillery St Bridge looking north 1948<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAtOKimng2D6XLNFEREd-NMAf1uaUOhALJ1OQdq1392ObZCi9cLJGVCR5O78FJ6ZIxrM2tp_yjsJSLP5TYtbv3KdKO90cWIb7u-x69Nu8EOF_ScENKXSk5F6JYBrKWhqSOnV0G0N303un8HmjAke7I-kWdONdQpUK4L_dhVgx49Qi-bkrz1W1oSYFc4g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="430" data-original-width="600" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAtOKimng2D6XLNFEREd-NMAf1uaUOhALJ1OQdq1392ObZCi9cLJGVCR5O78FJ6ZIxrM2tp_yjsJSLP5TYtbv3KdKO90cWIb7u-x69Nu8EOF_ScENKXSk5F6JYBrKWhqSOnV0G0N303un8HmjAke7I-kWdONdQpUK4L_dhVgx49Qi-bkrz1W1oSYFc4g=w640-h458" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Saltley Cut from Bordesley Junction 1961<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0AHf3c71AsDe-ZcnznET3n3JbDIiN--shVoHRg1bp4Bk3zafXfuaBtO-cM_9kTvmXhFfPqgriWPgBBn5_tN7rmpY1kbl6fUoA_Bilq1727ZTHGip4gvSW2Ov4eP3YVHEIyXapg4hyaJvtZKefgzoD32OJaMVCwOuR1s-J2tSVixfEQQzn0TsHf-WOVA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="339" data-original-width="590" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0AHf3c71AsDe-ZcnznET3n3JbDIiN--shVoHRg1bp4Bk3zafXfuaBtO-cM_9kTvmXhFfPqgriWPgBBn5_tN7rmpY1kbl6fUoA_Bilq1727ZTHGip4gvSW2Ov4eP3YVHEIyXapg4hyaJvtZKefgzoD32OJaMVCwOuR1s-J2tSVixfEQQzn0TsHf-WOVA=w640-h368" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bordesley Junction 1933<br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;">The above</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;"> 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).</span></span></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-22826136806331885172022-12-14T17:04:00.012+00:002023-02-17T07:29:26.405+00:00Adjacent Canals to the south and east<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Adjacent waters to the south east</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">December 2022</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">By a quirk of history not all canals in Birmingham and the Black Country fall within the scope of the Birmingham Canal Navigations.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The original remit of the first Birmingham Canal was to connect the city (or town as it was then) with a good supply of coal in West Bromwich. That meant that the initial direction was to build a canal to the north, and then to extend it still further to the north at Wolverhampton to join up with the nearest element of James Brindley's grand cross - The Staffs and Worcester Canal.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The BCN network expanded from that start, partly by construction and partly by acquisition but apart from the construction of the "Bottom Road" ie the Birmingham and Fazeley, the BCN never extended far to the south or east. This meant that the later connections were achieved by other canal companies including the Worcester Birmingham, the Stratford and the Warwick and Birmingham Canal (later to become the Grand Union).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The hunt for archive photos of the BCN started with the missing 60 miles, and this remains its main focus, but over time the collection has grown to include many images of the surviving sections, showing how they used to look in the past. But even this expansion of remit became limiting and so I have added this homepage to link to other posts which capture images on the various neighbouring waterways and so builds a more complete photographic record of the region as a whole.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1. <b><a href="http://captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.com/2022/12/camp-hill.html">Grand Union - Camp Hill area</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2.<b> Grand Union </b>- <b>Digbeth Area</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">3. <a href="http://captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.com/2022/12/saltley-cut.html"><b>Grand Union</b> - <b>Saltey Cut</b></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">4. <b>Worcester Birmingham Canal</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">5. <b>North Stratford Canal</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>6. <a href="http://captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.com/2023/02/birmingham-and-fazeley-canal.html">Birmingham and Fazeley</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">7. <a href="http://captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.com/2023/02/tame-valley-canal.html"><b>Tame Valley</b> </a></span></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-540261831962074472022-12-14T16:04:00.012+00:002023-10-30T07:15:18.182+00:00Hawne Basin and Coombswood<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Hawne Basin and Coombswood</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">December 2022</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Coombswood area of the BCN on the Dudley No 2 Canal is far from lost, but it's certainly rarely travelled apart from the local boaters heading into Hawne Basin for moorings, diesel or blacking.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whilst it's not abandoned, the stretch south from Gosty Hill Tunnel is very atmospheric and justifies a page of its own, separating the images out from those covering the stretch of lost canal from Halesowen to the northern portal of the collapsed Lapal Tunnel.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The following images include the Gosty Hill Tunnel, the remains of the Stewart and Lloyds Tube Works and Hawne Basin, which used to be a railway interchange.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRT9nmRIp96BmCmVmGzYXlTxDTlB9H0g5o-Q3HqrazzVRRNMq5eF9L_xxELROfAAPIj7tUoVj1A-gig-jr5EwZyHSSWws-OCv2FBgCmg5eTBnPt-aG6jiCBXCw9LGe0-S5Xz6q5iVeLy5E1DIL0m8OoP7wX7DfqHhH-NuC6maaBKPlCP8nnQ6KckJuXQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1148" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRT9nmRIp96BmCmVmGzYXlTxDTlB9H0g5o-Q3HqrazzVRRNMq5eF9L_xxELROfAAPIj7tUoVj1A-gig-jr5EwZyHSSWws-OCv2FBgCmg5eTBnPt-aG6jiCBXCw9LGe0-S5Xz6q5iVeLy5E1DIL0m8OoP7wX7DfqHhH-NuC6maaBKPlCP8nnQ6KckJuXQ=w640-h470" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYjl8JwtqVmw9oSSAxICgbcooqkv2CSFrXkr7DNWGb8W5FI0spCepvqQCufAQA4yysfldhegfsfYzT5ldm2SxR7iFs3jRP_hndoiUbwMdyBGXUPq2zq5sJnRE23YwF_MC_-cx4F1TegW985IUqYoTil_HTDfjsJMQmno07i6dogx1FxrnISiTJ7p-ARg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="613" data-original-width="1146" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYjl8JwtqVmw9oSSAxICgbcooqkv2CSFrXkr7DNWGb8W5FI0spCepvqQCufAQA4yysfldhegfsfYzT5ldm2SxR7iFs3jRP_hndoiUbwMdyBGXUPq2zq5sJnRE23YwF_MC_-cx4F1TegW985IUqYoTil_HTDfjsJMQmno07i6dogx1FxrnISiTJ7p-ARg=w640-h342" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On the Dudley No2 Canal</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJ_GYYV-5RCpWo0Vr1A7yQVg09ZBBLiS7p6Znh6tDHzaAVuxCK23LJFufv_tkQOfHjmRPK6obeylSVO6X1fLFvK2dE8tuwIrB3o0H2nEkM0mdUPjg_KGJ5F-N4TbyQXRTLpfdhNaPwxSxvxcMbc9MPKkPnew0_tCqQ3RfUI2LS7UyjjeiTKn0kxBqi3g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJ_GYYV-5RCpWo0Vr1A7yQVg09ZBBLiS7p6Znh6tDHzaAVuxCK23LJFufv_tkQOfHjmRPK6obeylSVO6X1fLFvK2dE8tuwIrB3o0H2nEkM0mdUPjg_KGJ5F-N4TbyQXRTLpfdhNaPwxSxvxcMbc9MPKkPnew0_tCqQ3RfUI2LS7UyjjeiTKn0kxBqi3g=w499-h640" width="499" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Northern Portal of Gosty Hill Tunnel with tug boathouse</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvIRz94MmjQhGVI56_yGv46K9By6mpSY3yxKAuEsUtmNcPxz6maAeGl9CLjGB83GYw-yqF3Cl3FkqykLrffa2DUh13oFZ_av1FXWy4Cy_j0JklCfBnF-xfxXRK5yVhptRPZgkXzZucZ7UPyrnExzcuWz51THbFqHzbfjG-BMLU0IHImLCgHToMZFpNzg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="457" data-original-width="600" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvIRz94MmjQhGVI56_yGv46K9By6mpSY3yxKAuEsUtmNcPxz6maAeGl9CLjGB83GYw-yqF3Cl3FkqykLrffa2DUh13oFZ_av1FXWy4Cy_j0JklCfBnF-xfxXRK5yVhptRPZgkXzZucZ7UPyrnExzcuWz51THbFqHzbfjG-BMLU0IHImLCgHToMZFpNzg=w640-h488" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Southern portal of Gosty Hill Tunnel</div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeKrRZeVJTQY3Eeoo120SqbdEtC7WmlbVdQJcaKbys-V9nzo6-Eve1drSKD8fu4wvaUS-Ftt3LitZdbqWIgiu-7I8mjwEQKtrW-fnNBqrie0_9-e1As1mqcM917sBC0EojZsHL_WcXFGWKOWJv2ky74LIuIeSWDYSSnKv2QOJ2kwtkqwl71eHh23FjiA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="400" data-original-width="344" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeKrRZeVJTQY3Eeoo120SqbdEtC7WmlbVdQJcaKbys-V9nzo6-Eve1drSKD8fu4wvaUS-Ftt3LitZdbqWIgiu-7I8mjwEQKtrW-fnNBqrie0_9-e1As1mqcM917sBC0EojZsHL_WcXFGWKOWJv2ky74LIuIeSWDYSSnKv2QOJ2kwtkqwl71eHh23FjiA=w549-h640" width="549" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Legging through Gosty Tunnel</div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOv31-vBHkQ9TxC7SPTapkNgqzuUWbahKTGF4VcI-VUp_Z7ECsOC7MYFNTOV88wn3X_KCsGFAEged_IKDpn2sYKg2nEyXJqLf9Hc5aFNe1A9PkyPgivSn4eTPPyY3ClR9vtOx8ezThTOk_ofeMU_noeaarlQf9b_Gaa58yEHq0mBEbNiBpBlk32bytmg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="434" data-original-width="640" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOv31-vBHkQ9TxC7SPTapkNgqzuUWbahKTGF4VcI-VUp_Z7ECsOC7MYFNTOV88wn3X_KCsGFAEged_IKDpn2sYKg2nEyXJqLf9Hc5aFNe1A9PkyPgivSn4eTPPyY3ClR9vtOx8ezThTOk_ofeMU_noeaarlQf9b_Gaa58yEHq0mBEbNiBpBlk32bytmg=w640-h434" width="640" /></a></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Into Stewart and Lloyds Tube Works</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="503" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig2PnvKnmGGBCUzqNbsg9NHp__EDeYo-HLzt393FUTG2peWAtSohdF7Uay5rDo9uP-FuzVKpKW5TZ2N9ViRRDOlt_bEg9DOVbOssqCIJ8mrQwrYcq_UlnmnIIn8ZNrPgF86FwBs__JsxyRcOZjWn9ObhEosQFprb9aubiEUmtzUl2lZDxpidAc8oOOcw=w504-h640" width="504" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Stewart and Lloyds</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQVBtgmun3CfXyuMSlWYX7j0lO1TuBEGAL8JEwF19NgyjsXQC1U_aZE8vuwHuT5cNNI4SXAIvn6EmgBgiCByoD68Av3FM17DRuxN-MDZVdsSZnrAIrdg87HJm4mxPD11_6JGttLbo_DEsdq-eZq4hF2FzI4fuG9KMlK0LRTweBW4C3qkOxIOqs12N00w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="324" data-original-width="400" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQVBtgmun3CfXyuMSlWYX7j0lO1TuBEGAL8JEwF19NgyjsXQC1U_aZE8vuwHuT5cNNI4SXAIvn6EmgBgiCByoD68Av3FM17DRuxN-MDZVdsSZnrAIrdg87HJm4mxPD11_6JGttLbo_DEsdq-eZq4hF2FzI4fuG9KMlK0LRTweBW4C3qkOxIOqs12N00w=w640-h519" width="640" /></a></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stewart and Lloyds boat dock</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEbQEI_5sfPcfGBhd_a6RImVwt0LN0vUfXDCaIpzrhFUNf5jROjqcBrO-gAW9byCQIE79vj5jLmW2JADrsjiT3mfnnY5_soRXDz9iRC_VpERxVj7E9bz1GfRL2BvEY1LtYilHY08Sbzn7BItXo0KCluv01gu6L1ojDCJoayWi35o0ZL4wYNKg82gmOoA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1171" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEbQEI_5sfPcfGBhd_a6RImVwt0LN0vUfXDCaIpzrhFUNf5jROjqcBrO-gAW9byCQIE79vj5jLmW2JADrsjiT3mfnnY5_soRXDz9iRC_VpERxVj7E9bz1GfRL2BvEY1LtYilHY08Sbzn7BItXo0KCluv01gu6L1ojDCJoayWi35o0ZL4wYNKg82gmOoA=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgffOaVq5_rqGdBP4-dQXUqbt3u1_aoisuKmO0qHpuC8CHMfKdcvIUsVk2W7tiR4q74vKy-_Fq7_muNuEtJXrDv1lXnuYBGsiCYDbFew4XTwEdUvN4QijN75RzEWwRvVwxmTVKP5EqGio0GkFSykqhCq_FwVFq9eoiWbvO1Tnj2we6Zgyvw5El79zsAyg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="503" data-original-width="640" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTThk91NeZock7wER_ziZCoCAvXufaQLziTcKav8Gi3c6OvVKhvrijnziQ46JcfDWbyrleyQ3zLEZVkIXOfyLdetqAY5K-9ufolvERXqr2CIx92pgOThg7XmfOdKLEr8j8qJ3tqCP5IYZD6zwuwuKfGjdmId7kPVMYp13AiYB97T6yqTWrwFng4yA9QQ=w640-h504" width="640" /></span></a></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Burton Bridge - Entrance to Hawne Basin</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNBin2ygnLRUFxaU1-8HRhoWWyB1dfX-S1YXTEc5zgh4fEDnUXTxvReDALDLdX3sUxz-d9NDt5snGtK5uuzM-645oUH7rPgP48PEIR-D3Iu7hplsTe-iCtdS_a_XFcxh5ZaSbChUUqND2QEHB6VwBcb1Yhdae9BmsJp4IQRItldhbVtOXsXy-8R7Whrg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="511" data-original-width="640" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNBin2ygnLRUFxaU1-8HRhoWWyB1dfX-S1YXTEc5zgh4fEDnUXTxvReDALDLdX3sUxz-d9NDt5snGtK5uuzM-645oUH7rPgP48PEIR-D3Iu7hplsTe-iCtdS_a_XFcxh5ZaSbChUUqND2QEHB6VwBcb1Yhdae9BmsJp4IQRItldhbVtOXsXy-8R7Whrg=w640-h510" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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).</span></span></div>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-4476022042424815462022-12-14T12:50:00.002+00:002022-12-15T22:53:36.684+00:00Camp Hill <p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Camp Hill</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">December 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ok, so Camp Hill isn't part of the BCN, but like the Stourbridge and Hatherton Canals to the west and north I think it's fair to say that given their proximity, they share the same DNA as the BCN network.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Camp Hill was originally the northern end of the 1796 Warwick and Birmingham Canal which had its terminus in Digbeth, alongside Fazeley Street, a waterway which was subsumed into the Grand Union Canal Company in the 1930's.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The area above the six Camp Hill Locks became known as Sampson Road Wharf, an area which was heavily developed in the 1930's in conjunction with the Grand Union improvements scheme as it represented the closest point to the local railway network and became known as Birmingham Quay. In addition to the canal frontage opposite the extensive BSA site, there was a T shaped basin, part of which survives today and also a wide basin which was covered by the warehouses built in the 1930's.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I suspect that the correct naming of the canal mattered little to the boaters of old who simply referred to it as the "Middle Road" - the Bottom being the Birmingham and Fazeley and the Top being the North Stratford.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, the proximity of the canal to the city of Birmingham as it makes its way through Sparkbrook and Tyseley towards Solihull means its is of interest to me, and I need somewhere to store my collection of images of the area. These were the images gathered for the Cannock Coal YouTube series on Canal Hunter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So, starting at Bordesley Junction and heading up the locks here is how the area used to look "back in the day".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinSB3Ru0d9pSfPrJkJPy1qR2DytlB_5YVgn66U9wbcpzrXzumY4LwpHJnNKgBPwd8uuxLqT33CY_N-Xnqk6YdRi3FPXK8ZoKdbHUbCbXb4bWxQvyvGwZDsIYiFonwZzx4Q7d1zSV2YUFi4hPGD-6y0QNA4XGzcjy32LmVGwDU2r0vz3TbcdL8Ljpj25g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="2391" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinSB3Ru0d9pSfPrJkJPy1qR2DytlB_5YVgn66U9wbcpzrXzumY4LwpHJnNKgBPwd8uuxLqT33CY_N-Xnqk6YdRi3FPXK8ZoKdbHUbCbXb4bWxQvyvGwZDsIYiFonwZzx4Q7d1zSV2YUFi4hPGD-6y0QNA4XGzcjy32LmVGwDU2r0vz3TbcdL8Ljpj25g=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bordesley Junction 1976</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR0-WhO-FxZC0PRcfG4Vv3JaXB-KsRKyhNHzw_XtNy_DIhZCx3Y7Rc55_lWyP6ZarLHUXsmbxKHiQEC9WJTdayWOxUwAU212TTWSMn2WZLHLP64d0-FklNbV0QPSQQppbe003Q7Fq2vqNgW068ntFBRv7FzYFuOLQp1cuLbpoabLFGaAkK-bGyRk7z1w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2544" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR0-WhO-FxZC0PRcfG4Vv3JaXB-KsRKyhNHzw_XtNy_DIhZCx3Y7Rc55_lWyP6ZarLHUXsmbxKHiQEC9WJTdayWOxUwAU212TTWSMn2WZLHLP64d0-FklNbV0QPSQQppbe003Q7Fq2vqNgW068ntFBRv7FzYFuOLQp1cuLbpoabLFGaAkK-bGyRk7z1w=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bordesley Junction 1978<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLUQQgDcBaW7aEcPWCQKZs8TXSXvjNqr9JF92YSiFo7ojDCH-Q3RpuqZ6LJtEU1JYIcHrJQ1iWrCuQAywZNvYY_15vY72U9OI-cYS9NW_hrAXcFQVUowGeqaHnWzvZOuspMejUFweYK0D9Fiihdf1W-IHfsHbCsk_nE_d2EgxYd6XuKUGKRo0b9SHuYQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="410" data-original-width="600" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLUQQgDcBaW7aEcPWCQKZs8TXSXvjNqr9JF92YSiFo7ojDCH-Q3RpuqZ6LJtEU1JYIcHrJQ1iWrCuQAywZNvYY_15vY72U9OI-cYS9NW_hrAXcFQVUowGeqaHnWzvZOuspMejUFweYK0D9Fiihdf1W-IHfsHbCsk_nE_d2EgxYd6XuKUGKRo0b9SHuYQ=w640-h438" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Camp Hill Bottom Lock</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimGLtsJOesxuyT3vQi9Z2YJy6csOHEmZ0BX18zeVT2T0YNdrjy49Jj9e7AoKZNrEDZCFOyjYxnjC-6uL4l_a8Lbt8K0KC_cENkLbXi7Smwdh2fQ0Qlc2c_lIb2UszqYV9JHSFS_4NwpAigHYRFe72qMw7NnCCTsjQm92qwMqQjnQ8RrARTrjt_RqCR5w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2544" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimGLtsJOesxuyT3vQi9Z2YJy6csOHEmZ0BX18zeVT2T0YNdrjy49Jj9e7AoKZNrEDZCFOyjYxnjC-6uL4l_a8Lbt8K0KC_cENkLbXi7Smwdh2fQ0Qlc2c_lIb2UszqYV9JHSFS_4NwpAigHYRFe72qMw7NnCCTsjQm92qwMqQjnQ8RrARTrjt_RqCR5w=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div>Bottom Lock 1978<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK-jTEvzyvmeSPgS9Tgg5UqAV41Ee8PeIEvNMYf_kMLOKAM5ETZ7ZyDGwSyQIxqSsJsqyYCOdBY4LcD-t_ywr8Fe0lDmIJ8kHr4-3xSVrzCOQnGqGRaXPkiNW9wjkFn2PtY9Aa3KKWorO5N9EifvYNO2oOvhLG_GVqekE-Ey4QfOQa-XifpVrqHCdLRw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="2381" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK-jTEvzyvmeSPgS9Tgg5UqAV41Ee8PeIEvNMYf_kMLOKAM5ETZ7ZyDGwSyQIxqSsJsqyYCOdBY4LcD-t_ywr8Fe0lDmIJ8kHr4-3xSVrzCOQnGqGRaXPkiNW9wjkFn2PtY9Aa3KKWorO5N9EifvYNO2oOvhLG_GVqekE-Ey4QfOQa-XifpVrqHCdLRw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div>Camp Hill Bottom (6) 1977</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZP7ynHVA3S-iN0Yf7fXAoTqqWMiJoXPTO8Jv19ps3N9hl1BYe7KGpeo45JxTs3uKcpygHn4CpgtqOBH6yjqdYD8XTCHR2ZX_AoG5MtFP1XUgRBCY2M0a7LqUVoJQ45vJVnr4WN2XcWEaZ2A7ThZ8MJANp_-WAhM2mOpMSc8l9j7b3mbwrLHwuB6oAvA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="473" data-original-width="600" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZP7ynHVA3S-iN0Yf7fXAoTqqWMiJoXPTO8Jv19ps3N9hl1BYe7KGpeo45JxTs3uKcpygHn4CpgtqOBH6yjqdYD8XTCHR2ZX_AoG5MtFP1XUgRBCY2M0a7LqUVoJQ45vJVnr4WN2XcWEaZ2A7ThZ8MJANp_-WAhM2mOpMSc8l9j7b3mbwrLHwuB6oAvA=w640-h505" width="640" /></a></div>Bordesley Junction 1961<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPAMinjrDxZthDK9aZQ2gf4a7_32k24eHEfty6dGx4J0hUphHbNVqIHTudtK6w8jglkFovzT6Kg9f0FVZ5yeiATCVdjdj5kVnUkWjSijp0UDmupW8c-FAu5Y9M1vcBxTLztx-jqfElmDZXTsPOiTJJIaeADbEnMdtkHVXAbYwEGlDNLWY1ren_ZpxwAg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2544" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPAMinjrDxZthDK9aZQ2gf4a7_32k24eHEfty6dGx4J0hUphHbNVqIHTudtK6w8jglkFovzT6Kg9f0FVZ5yeiATCVdjdj5kVnUkWjSijp0UDmupW8c-FAu5Y9M1vcBxTLztx-jqfElmDZXTsPOiTJJIaeADbEnMdtkHVXAbYwEGlDNLWY1ren_ZpxwAg=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div>Camp Hill Lock Five 1978<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj91cFn6G1pGWs7EtccEdxYZdjR7ebC2v80PPcPKdBUSt8MC5hovDKLLrLoqN0JXZVo7BPUoLeQyimoaE1z2Oc6BWJAzQ6xqorVLQsNn_dBUEtHdWtS2CsbeoPdkpj4mNKPp0QKb3iC6CmrmHLg3HfnPjhbeuoe9VAnj8Gh6tYi6zODEoSO2PDDJuzyJw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="381" data-original-width="591" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj91cFn6G1pGWs7EtccEdxYZdjR7ebC2v80PPcPKdBUSt8MC5hovDKLLrLoqN0JXZVo7BPUoLeQyimoaE1z2Oc6BWJAzQ6xqorVLQsNn_dBUEtHdWtS2CsbeoPdkpj4mNKPp0QKb3iC6CmrmHLg3HfnPjhbeuoe9VAnj8Gh6tYi6zODEoSO2PDDJuzyJw=w640-h412" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Camp Hill Second Lock 1970</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTTEI9dXtWoO6gw6ZypiN24jh255Tor11RM6LtuZ3M49W7fi7Xr4xmpj-5LsBE2H2Aa9Rx_MheU-ra1QXaz47si1kwQ99YYC1OwHJu-wTUfvNjuT9YQcOEP258iWFZHKwGVBKoMW5pSQh2aNVwK7CZevV3rvQhWlE6GjD_DpXySB3MOReQCXXcVQSdcA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="1884" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTTEI9dXtWoO6gw6ZypiN24jh255Tor11RM6LtuZ3M49W7fi7Xr4xmpj-5LsBE2H2Aa9Rx_MheU-ra1QXaz47si1kwQ99YYC1OwHJu-wTUfvNjuT9YQcOEP258iWFZHKwGVBKoMW5pSQh2aNVwK7CZevV3rvQhWlE6GjD_DpXySB3MOReQCXXcVQSdcA=w640-h376" width="640" /></a></div> Second Lock 1962</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfIJIc9YdZsfJGZJaXGUbBc2ttxUoAV1cqvUBilWDOyHuO8v3B7Eeqiewf4BipkM2aPc4coH3ywxGBdReENjK1dieMo2dNkhLt4dXf89tALmni1nnaxl1JSztW70nPW96eLSP8yS02UpGo5F8Zpg8gFQP_ccVML0PvWvYQOxdTCNcFBUVSB8OlVgkqmA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="533" data-original-width="946" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfIJIc9YdZsfJGZJaXGUbBc2ttxUoAV1cqvUBilWDOyHuO8v3B7Eeqiewf4BipkM2aPc4coH3ywxGBdReENjK1dieMo2dNkhLt4dXf89tALmni1nnaxl1JSztW70nPW96eLSP8yS02UpGo5F8Zpg8gFQP_ccVML0PvWvYQOxdTCNcFBUVSB8OlVgkqmA=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div>Camp Hill Lock 3<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5opOZFrr3D7d5oeELzRfLkjvJQ73v3s-zI02KNMt4YBgXtTVSjG7PaJO1yRWKCog30nqoTcqWJYYfjUp4_2Q6Vqp5s9c5pi_Oq3h-Vh6jPLCdOJjVdPO-d6AnUnyI-8WMmV7byI_GWaXZ3GoKQ0Gl9W7Uj0ILcVcDrb4-ulw0C3HvXTGRi_aluyydIA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="502" data-original-width="640" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5opOZFrr3D7d5oeELzRfLkjvJQ73v3s-zI02KNMt4YBgXtTVSjG7PaJO1yRWKCog30nqoTcqWJYYfjUp4_2Q6Vqp5s9c5pi_Oq3h-Vh6jPLCdOJjVdPO-d6AnUnyI-8WMmV7byI_GWaXZ3GoKQ0Gl9W7Uj0ILcVcDrb4-ulw0C3HvXTGRi_aluyydIA=w640-h502" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Second Lock </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkqMpZI1FPerK2pkdlKxtRMpYLcDzQUPjHvGvQqmzmcdXdsFNVEW8HjfESFWHvIcTtPEmjwXHpFsQ7ZYbT3zGsdNBZWUKEQdUSKBte9AMCe0cIVDvEsHKcpK3kt7Pf1i_Hpc-aJzlwMwOVjhf522yFad5Imca6FA84LjUt_x6VSmO9pHC1kp31AhTbFQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="421" data-original-width="600" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkqMpZI1FPerK2pkdlKxtRMpYLcDzQUPjHvGvQqmzmcdXdsFNVEW8HjfESFWHvIcTtPEmjwXHpFsQ7ZYbT3zGsdNBZWUKEQdUSKBte9AMCe0cIVDvEsHKcpK3kt7Pf1i_Hpc-aJzlwMwOVjhf522yFad5Imca6FA84LjUt_x6VSmO9pHC1kp31AhTbFQ=w640-h450" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Top Lock 1970<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigfHGoHZ7C9JfXEwxKg0ZUZGWfzXQ5E9Y3s1AWmzQY6J1hYt7w3VPc_yQK_qBjYn389skXVS_NPYk2vHyMQIRm9ELXsuNYPj1NA1gJj6uzq8XtVtnXfRU4tSibWhJgaKuVqWNdvbk1YEmuo3nQH7fih_Q3rhpQ8jG_qXCojOZ5X7_vPOZU4Z9xuuPOHg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="424" data-original-width="600" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigfHGoHZ7C9JfXEwxKg0ZUZGWfzXQ5E9Y3s1AWmzQY6J1hYt7w3VPc_yQK_qBjYn389skXVS_NPYk2vHyMQIRm9ELXsuNYPj1NA1gJj6uzq8XtVtnXfRU4tSibWhJgaKuVqWNdvbk1YEmuo3nQH7fih_Q3rhpQ8jG_qXCojOZ5X7_vPOZU4Z9xuuPOHg=w640-h452" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Top Lock 1970<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-kKuq1PafRYFlSMdqQTQAsgFuaHrC5G9GDm3MYXIiZaE321i3Y_KzbipPL7ImOjuYYV58gFb45pc3gWeG9ncTuiU3HMZBrv2SQORnhAAoqfylGlnDXvDJiuNIAyRXaJYemSlOz__1OpJQEscnl_GbsbkHR6U0Wpk8Bfe9gDlqBgtBNFzy1gxNiibqcg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="388" data-original-width="632" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-kKuq1PafRYFlSMdqQTQAsgFuaHrC5G9GDm3MYXIiZaE321i3Y_KzbipPL7ImOjuYYV58gFb45pc3gWeG9ncTuiU3HMZBrv2SQORnhAAoqfylGlnDXvDJiuNIAyRXaJYemSlOz__1OpJQEscnl_GbsbkHR6U0Wpk8Bfe9gDlqBgtBNFzy1gxNiibqcg=w640-h392" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Camp Hill top lock 1998</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigbGN-oIgTJQ9HkgnQ5YZUkJs2uCCXPDd-uShQBquTu2NJ6EtqAISjMw1BAXHHi3PjJzXLepI0vq3dPmEMoDkxSpZ75dDt__cgNHChtl7ChP-xvI10omUuvDzrAfsvhWd_Vc5XcN9--XfrUEjeGCB8bXWCFc164UPxfvwDQHVg3SyGwy7IxroTC8ZHLA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="387" data-original-width="592" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigbGN-oIgTJQ9HkgnQ5YZUkJs2uCCXPDd-uShQBquTu2NJ6EtqAISjMw1BAXHHi3PjJzXLepI0vq3dPmEMoDkxSpZ75dDt__cgNHChtl7ChP-xvI10omUuvDzrAfsvhWd_Vc5XcN9--XfrUEjeGCB8bXWCFc164UPxfvwDQHVg3SyGwy7IxroTC8ZHLA=w640-h418" width="640" /></a></div>Camp Hill Top Lock 1930's<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhax32zkMbaoDoxWatP9_Faxty52OPCyWkq0yWzyPATmtK1WIkdR3sVjVpTnhZ6tHl56ZCAMNP0hV2jC_28cOvemreRDh0b-Gf987f_W7ZmrbrmPKDG5UBzZF-2uknbp1PiNKQNYgajZikTKAS3JLCRfcAiP9nt6nuoT1jjTRGN_8kX21ZEbUByGL3Yew" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="421" data-original-width="684" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhax32zkMbaoDoxWatP9_Faxty52OPCyWkq0yWzyPATmtK1WIkdR3sVjVpTnhZ6tHl56ZCAMNP0hV2jC_28cOvemreRDh0b-Gf987f_W7ZmrbrmPKDG5UBzZF-2uknbp1PiNKQNYgajZikTKAS3JLCRfcAiP9nt6nuoT1jjTRGN_8kX21ZEbUByGL3Yew=w640-h394" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sampson Rd Wharf 1998</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhz8CRj7ITK1mh1dg7U04oL1emRM1s12WyukZAlwkicjUOwBtn6qe9aIS0i8zxyDypKhF-fcyzesWckq0fYdfyONnkToN11chtVLIqzo8lZP7zfm_cOJXCocK4q7lcYjQ-cxVM5A8kYMSM-BSZbm-lO6OPvPW9jn5Onp_Ml_D53T72lVRNnQEEE4aB0Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="360" data-original-width="600" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhz8CRj7ITK1mh1dg7U04oL1emRM1s12WyukZAlwkicjUOwBtn6qe9aIS0i8zxyDypKhF-fcyzesWckq0fYdfyONnkToN11chtVLIqzo8lZP7zfm_cOJXCocK4q7lcYjQ-cxVM5A8kYMSM-BSZbm-lO6OPvPW9jn5Onp_Ml_D53T72lVRNnQEEE4aB0Q=w640-h384" width="640" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sampson Road Wharf 1930's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV3DbTWrcQqmsvF2K7ovJIpURGaXJy8AoHfXuGN5HKmhO48AaysCvlXLXeJz2-C40_60xUay3UN8wVc5Ezq8KQ4mLRce1MtRiMQomGK2w7OaMo8JseuPfFbDyRo2lRxJCDlEw6EzAR1m71N5kcORpJL2wIvG46DzsvipH3OgYMYiewrKNGX5kxGUBAGA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3006" data-original-width="4356" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV3DbTWrcQqmsvF2K7ovJIpURGaXJy8AoHfXuGN5HKmhO48AaysCvlXLXeJz2-C40_60xUay3UN8wVc5Ezq8KQ4mLRce1MtRiMQomGK2w7OaMo8JseuPfFbDyRo2lRxJCDlEw6EzAR1m71N5kcORpJL2wIvG46DzsvipH3OgYMYiewrKNGX5kxGUBAGA=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">GU's Sampson Rd Depot being built<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI-7ytOlR9h7DcdQ85VX16E5kyBjQxzzbG41KX0_MVQSBcFmyFeP-zcFWHP1G-ngme8C8hpgKNQo7CBwv8p6YoRSTa79mXhbauDAEHSk6AToK6wkgbO_NFQmv9V5b-k44OCvm_gO3My6v6UqDNF5AR06mA_oCS0ZdwPe-sju7v5a7Gs2-SSvIbEGsjjg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="316" data-original-width="450" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI-7ytOlR9h7DcdQ85VX16E5kyBjQxzzbG41KX0_MVQSBcFmyFeP-zcFWHP1G-ngme8C8hpgKNQo7CBwv8p6YoRSTa79mXhbauDAEHSk6AToK6wkgbO_NFQmv9V5b-k44OCvm_gO3My6v6UqDNF5AR06mA_oCS0ZdwPe-sju7v5a7Gs2-SSvIbEGsjjg=w640-h450" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Covered Wharf</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY5-DBj9BSSuj_Kbb-LKV1kvKYMmdGl40X1gw4nvltykd3Xegh54qin5C3WRBUHAsAcwsyBEgcumzywDK4qZSX6I4Q-dHtSFLmRORpAb44-LmTa3ehu7XGCvVkfmiSv1OJUmAzjDs24M8xZPENLXIJhMloRAgbjay6VfVBIgx0XfqmvKmUg719hOFpVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1707" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY5-DBj9BSSuj_Kbb-LKV1kvKYMmdGl40X1gw4nvltykd3Xegh54qin5C3WRBUHAsAcwsyBEgcumzywDK4qZSX6I4Q-dHtSFLmRORpAb44-LmTa3ehu7XGCvVkfmiSv1OJUmAzjDs24M8xZPENLXIJhMloRAgbjay6VfVBIgx0XfqmvKmUg719hOFpVw=w640-h430" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">NB Whitby in GU's Wharf<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCw_BPQWLG01hpXlQXY_r7b9uCOdZUFVtP-nZGcXo_1hIBoUEaJR05fHfOg8TYsfbotNZ4f_lbJZCBBamLo-t3kdHQIayvW-G8HyJc8yigiskZ5js3USt1Z-weJLdXonsE-FbjG8DQM1hEOlbzWBTfRF3TNucX8sqqV9xzEVw3FBP8vQG0lnUL_jDU0A" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuJHikaFmQ1fVGghsryJj5sKfFju4kgQhEQ84IJKUze_6jahHVyhWYXjHpG6J5NjN3aQkKut5PviGDom8Pc7gJ2w-CccPpvIX_QXpAyxsmBD-5iReghmS8EepGXee2n8svpO_InSq92ot3Rd17yJFTDaSRpuKetuk8LF1wLk0qYJL-KdJaX-bUM5lMhg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="499" data-original-width="671" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuJHikaFmQ1fVGghsryJj5sKfFju4kgQhEQ84IJKUze_6jahHVyhWYXjHpG6J5NjN3aQkKut5PviGDom8Pc7gJ2w-CccPpvIX_QXpAyxsmBD-5iReghmS8EepGXee2n8svpO_InSq92ot3Rd17yJFTDaSRpuKetuk8LF1wLk0qYJL-KdJaX-bUM5lMhg=w640-h476" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sampson Road Wharf<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3W3hVtSClnOyoqHpNHqEAiaT56vMHBYx37CSMCKaOhKOe6FghXYIm_87GMec0IruieY-L7nOUMxPxFAcKVt3dIc0PfOplmwO4Sp_h0c_lzGiDq1nzW-Tu9tZD4LC8iReF0M5_htXkxkZDT7woPqsAzmup49VSUo5uOMJe9p3TytyAX_WjhCgt8PYDWQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="394" data-original-width="590" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3W3hVtSClnOyoqHpNHqEAiaT56vMHBYx37CSMCKaOhKOe6FghXYIm_87GMec0IruieY-L7nOUMxPxFAcKVt3dIc0PfOplmwO4Sp_h0c_lzGiDq1nzW-Tu9tZD4LC8iReF0M5_htXkxkZDT7woPqsAzmup49VSUo5uOMJe9p3TytyAX_WjhCgt8PYDWQ=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></div>Trial cargo boxes at Sampson Road<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKWGUEMKELjoQ_WkTER5_mvq9ZTUsYk68vLpqwsuvapH-OW1uqKsjYjQqlfFSjy0Iuk5H5SlOnbaCgRsNOxqOrM4429o9s7dNTUbIsVk9igZAWMSEtNljpecjyKfHCXdkbnWoc60MuqYzzez6fFOdAhFY_m63uchEiD9LP0SBmBXMzsM20dZCHid1oSw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="2523" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKWGUEMKELjoQ_WkTER5_mvq9ZTUsYk68vLpqwsuvapH-OW1uqKsjYjQqlfFSjy0Iuk5H5SlOnbaCgRsNOxqOrM4429o9s7dNTUbIsVk9igZAWMSEtNljpecjyKfHCXdkbnWoc60MuqYzzez6fFOdAhFY_m63uchEiD9LP0SBmBXMzsM20dZCHid1oSw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div>Camp Hill </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL9Rf4jEMiQrWMP_wlSvA9_X9nw2h1xXf3WYoRQu2jOsQfala6ezAFkKn-LOLqgrC9Mp1FL9camyiQwn2VVovrXnGFxXCOSveB1gEzGTueEmYEEJVJq4BvKhx6uUZR6Rr-9LOrMXP7LxwtQHUHSlI6URHaAUcZVH5XAm2KKjRwjfpxiQKovkTqJ-EGwg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1675" data-original-width="2511" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL9Rf4jEMiQrWMP_wlSvA9_X9nw2h1xXf3WYoRQu2jOsQfala6ezAFkKn-LOLqgrC9Mp1FL9camyiQwn2VVovrXnGFxXCOSveB1gEzGTueEmYEEJVJq4BvKhx6uUZR6Rr-9LOrMXP7LxwtQHUHSlI6URHaAUcZVH5XAm2KKjRwjfpxiQKovkTqJ-EGwg=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sampson Road Wharf 1990</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHnQayNIe5jVLtIqsi5htpULu7IoKX-2bzl5ggmU4Wh2YwFvBBc4EYGcNrK1vTZKeK0veSMKUvbv6a8yMqdCLUso655AjGaMdqpu1G7dEVDqHJnI8o4AfmeliOM9AL_gotuEj_8q_wrW_bIxeSld33gE_vyCaVXm7VYIqqET9aNT3ACmDZSL8rD3W2Ww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="386" data-original-width="600" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHnQayNIe5jVLtIqsi5htpULu7IoKX-2bzl5ggmU4Wh2YwFvBBc4EYGcNrK1vTZKeK0veSMKUvbv6a8yMqdCLUso655AjGaMdqpu1G7dEVDqHJnI8o4AfmeliOM9AL_gotuEj_8q_wrW_bIxeSld33gE_vyCaVXm7VYIqqET9aNT3ACmDZSL8rD3W2Ww=w640-h412" width="640" /></a></div>1930's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="660" data-original-width="958" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzOu5-6SJv-j0EtpctUNLqFFbTETxIrzLpuizy6BV_n5kd_rOO1x2bP5nzkcjq-oHiYnVAqKuiaEMiWpS-K6_rpOAv27dyjKe6uxT-pdOUcYkzW64SnTNulpBoKiGaOK9VWbswehlndI3l0xLMj57n_-HVx6DHQbDcGMTKHPOSNPdGoA18lx0aQknGJA=w640-h440" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">BSA Works Armoury Road 1927</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhr5TVKrsfZmf7qXSqx6Mo7ZZ-LvKrMat2KAysEDJrS-6L5nNh3ng0UFpcZi5ggzPLey9KXFwihWBd5SaXSC9XWVVqTXZhNOq57kd6nGEtAAQNmKUa2H2v4wJgCvL6PoRv9jC4YESM9gBe3dm7-rgaqgWi3i0lNWdS7CFrV8y-74nrx2Am9pFOHNWoJIQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="889" data-original-width="1400" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhr5TVKrsfZmf7qXSqx6Mo7ZZ-LvKrMat2KAysEDJrS-6L5nNh3ng0UFpcZi5ggzPLey9KXFwihWBd5SaXSC9XWVVqTXZhNOq57kd6nGEtAAQNmKUa2H2v4wJgCvL6PoRv9jC4YESM9gBe3dm7-rgaqgWi3i0lNWdS7CFrV8y-74nrx2Am9pFOHNWoJIQ=w640-h406" width="640" /></a></div>BSA Works from above<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho7vqxHUXZVqrK67Hhyf159dtbWJfeYIglAr4QgGkHhqQqHAO4-ob2xobn1Ayg3QIOyfbY4qGH75lL2QvLQc54cZiSHBcqRQyqJHqSXr41QpNBA1T4rclIqBoNYxYwAyCvbLAOO0BX0cWi0pDR201lFeB8IONsHWVOUgxRjrOIlIAvsLidiCgfOcvQJg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">BSA Works in Small Heath<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;">The above</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;"> 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).</span></span></div>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-33476404876346064832022-12-10T09:01:00.007+00:002022-12-15T22:54:29.259+00:00<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Monway Branch</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">December 2022</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Monway Branch has to be one of the most obscure lost branches of the BCN, built to service heavy industry of Wednedbury to the east of the Walsall Canal between the better known (but also lost) Gospel Oak and Bradley Locks branches.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This "L" shaped branch was about 3/4 mile in length and its construction was approved in Parliament in 1783, at the same time as the Ryders Green extension of the old Birmingham Canal to reach the collieries of Broadwaters (later becoming the Walsall Canal) but economic uncertainty delayed construction till 1812.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The area was very prosperous for several decades with the surrounding land being used for heavy industry till the depression arrived in the late 1870's. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After clearance of the first wave of industry on the site the Patent Shaft Works was built in the 1950's and became the most significant business on its banks. The branch canal became less relevant over the years till finally just the entrance bridge remained during Hugh Potter's visit in the early 1970's.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These days the only echo of the branch and its industry is the name of the main road through the area - The Patent Shaft Way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Fortunately a few photos have emerged which capture this backwater, if not in its heyday then at least in its decline!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuL7B4mjerFrx1PbnWF0bTUjs7dvdmdDVkH3o2l_AX8dcq3foC1plIbrCfY-xe2p_mDi761FfDk3AbCqZIP_UzgSll3Ma1xL35aP0uUCwY5M39b8zIcx8t6Wj0rtiR5xPwyJlNm6Nv338BuCRyhLBrH6Bo_IuGfBQqNrB7XXXkC-vspE8BCTkMiVUy8A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="422" data-original-width="640" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuL7B4mjerFrx1PbnWF0bTUjs7dvdmdDVkH3o2l_AX8dcq3foC1plIbrCfY-xe2p_mDi761FfDk3AbCqZIP_UzgSll3Ma1xL35aP0uUCwY5M39b8zIcx8t6Wj0rtiR5xPwyJlNm6Nv338BuCRyhLBrH6Bo_IuGfBQqNrB7XXXkC-vspE8BCTkMiVUy8A=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Monway Branch entrance in about 1973 Hugh Potter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisVj0Md7Hs4InJWesu6UM3mw3Z-YT6mwEmZvytIYll2XzQ4QP5cGUR8QbI05zYueICQf-QA1GpVVpr1av3ek_qJJRxb6l860RJO4oDm_rS1Ia9UGAK8rp5qw41Xs7VRe8-WJoh8oiIoPsO-quRPbK5ETHg7AL_1cbecAht3k2oob1SoY0wVSr59KNdvw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisVj0Md7Hs4InJWesu6UM3mw3Z-YT6mwEmZvytIYll2XzQ4QP5cGUR8QbI05zYueICQf-QA1GpVVpr1av3ek_qJJRxb6l860RJO4oDm_rS1Ia9UGAK8rp5qw41Xs7VRe8-WJoh8oiIoPsO-quRPbK5ETHg7AL_1cbecAht3k2oob1SoY0wVSr59KNdvw=w640-h456" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">A. new Railway Bridge over the Monway Branch in 1958 Mark Hooper<br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAcbLNGY-JKHOcbPSBTOxhlfSdSfGYRRoVGfLNxa2Zs6BULM-LDoQieRBgHtlmqfvrD5Z73fQsQ9XDkxxYmdK53ubCZfSU0IwT3NdNSvEV7op2mjGY0JS5Pz40hOHXzzqpWyMsXjtSzNPe-GH4FlalnnnN8m-LJPsEnUBdSmQSCdv_Q-H59BG9I_xadw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2048" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAcbLNGY-JKHOcbPSBTOxhlfSdSfGYRRoVGfLNxa2Zs6BULM-LDoQieRBgHtlmqfvrD5Z73fQsQ9XDkxxYmdK53ubCZfSU0IwT3NdNSvEV7op2mjGY0JS5Pz40hOHXzzqpWyMsXjtSzNPe-GH4FlalnnnN8m-LJPsEnUBdSmQSCdv_Q-H59BG9I_xadw=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Into the works in 1956 from Railway Bridge Mark Hooper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwGv_mZ2cywKhW-T8ZGG2quB1uv-IepmmnwULBrgmHcdW0sxvUHFj9CS3TUtzWVSTypUp3U1R9TL4aAurzi3aRNkSnIyAOfshzpZU1gPrGfRiuzuViP2ZWqtU-boVSvAN0vS7Oasmgo_T0OIT8MtTcAMovZTnD_GprMBb0DBQ8dBHIo5BKUjzWtRhLyw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="448" data-original-width="639" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwGv_mZ2cywKhW-T8ZGG2quB1uv-IepmmnwULBrgmHcdW0sxvUHFj9CS3TUtzWVSTypUp3U1R9TL4aAurzi3aRNkSnIyAOfshzpZU1gPrGfRiuzuViP2ZWqtU-boVSvAN0vS7Oasmgo_T0OIT8MtTcAMovZTnD_GprMBb0DBQ8dBHIo5BKUjzWtRhLyw=w640-h448" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The "back arm" from the air<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTX8dJ3_P4u57yzI8RM9p23psohS4addpZGU071qE6d-9yyHLYaQYBuoMa6FZu3PU8K6UQa4pizBKQL58BEW63Kk1NUcKSSh49JNiuIVfaJbzJs5sccnJd8tN6YFBf0XETgW1hN0yr-tuhqB6quZzUiOrcNQqqaCx0434KIphUv2wk2B-c2ewKPQpRsw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTX8dJ3_P4u57yzI8RM9p23psohS4addpZGU071qE6d-9yyHLYaQYBuoMa6FZu3PU8K6UQa4pizBKQL58BEW63Kk1NUcKSSh49JNiuIVfaJbzJs5sccnJd8tN6YFBf0XETgW1hN0yr-tuhqB6quZzUiOrcNQqqaCx0434KIphUv2wk2B-c2ewKPQpRsw=w640-h456" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Patent Shaft works on the Monway Branch 1959 - Mark Hooper</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicNPddWZ8QmRQ8gT9xDJ4Ss4uPnY3nyqFPVDz3D9A8sPxtyGMrMqIaxG0zdqMSQRX3jO79WGrk2cTdrTw0qX-6R6iRolT5xZA9tkZSZTspUGZVg7Jx2bBRJcnsNtAkegdo2dFaa4XtHqDgZOwcxSplQnuSYSQR6zFUBpOKWivpDqqiNoPx7rnIaZb5KA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="546" data-original-width="804" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicNPddWZ8QmRQ8gT9xDJ4Ss4uPnY3nyqFPVDz3D9A8sPxtyGMrMqIaxG0zdqMSQRX3jO79WGrk2cTdrTw0qX-6R6iRolT5xZA9tkZSZTspUGZVg7Jx2bBRJcnsNtAkegdo2dFaa4XtHqDgZOwcxSplQnuSYSQR6zFUBpOKWivpDqqiNoPx7rnIaZb5KA=w640-h434" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The complete Monway network</div></span></span></div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="686" data-original-width="960" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicJTE93ExpQdibxflrIEU7P4ko2HC3GBmDMJQXildMx2WsNeMS1mTrTwamff8QDAWaCNAgtM_tsif-75RYqxH63Cbe4YJKK7GkUlkQ_cxrvac2B22oM0Ot2cHlOP-W5eCl3UNsLaTk4-TuiEFUum2QKHR4Qr4KbBPzz1j_BrHxywabqDKTNK6fi2H_Gg=w640-h458" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Monway site in operation in the late 1950's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit4qnTeTfNHBvDob-rMczAlW4W783Q93aBp2LnORlcLvO9yY3CTsJ6ao0Frk9fXYSU0ViH3S_kr-ia-O7SmQoVQSYgG5UYgsFjmMkit1k66X6YKzuI31TUJwi4qZeSje3p_h_nKMCdQAnE6j8RULBcaxKfBnrLBLgLtQWP_9UBA-yZ9kIMVDCmardW1A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="448" data-original-width="639" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit4qnTeTfNHBvDob-rMczAlW4W783Q93aBp2LnORlcLvO9yY3CTsJ6ao0Frk9fXYSU0ViH3S_kr-ia-O7SmQoVQSYgG5UYgsFjmMkit1k66X6YKzuI31TUJwi4qZeSje3p_h_nKMCdQAnE6j8RULBcaxKfBnrLBLgLtQWP_9UBA-yZ9kIMVDCmardW1A=w640-h448" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"> 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).</span></span></div><p></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-72501980429886755242022-10-29T17:15:00.011+01:002023-07-20T04:54:58.036+01:00<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <b>Walsall Locks and Basin</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For all their lack of traffic, the canals of Walsall have never been abandoned. However, the area has a rich canal heritage which has been lost and I thought a page devoted to archive images of the town's locks and basin would let me keep track of them and build a library.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCoHumeoJTSqFpLG3RWANy8jXo0o1UPJCD5Plzwyn6EZdWpedwh9z-djZYxumplvXgBGAZwsoLWIrmKN9Uo5E4UfyvZ-eIVABUj5QQG32SeGy56rikru-xL4tZ4t0QeLcZrydZJqAPicXskPsZutyBVls1rPo9aofGoPsNGzf2BHsOw5s3-nANGxljzA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1162" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCoHumeoJTSqFpLG3RWANy8jXo0o1UPJCD5Plzwyn6EZdWpedwh9z-djZYxumplvXgBGAZwsoLWIrmKN9Uo5E4UfyvZ-eIVABUj5QQG32SeGy56rikru-xL4tZ4t0QeLcZrydZJqAPicXskPsZutyBVls1rPo9aofGoPsNGzf2BHsOw5s3-nANGxljzA=w640-h456" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walsall Locks from above</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLQQLZfa48CKz0jfnjcxPssdlr11lr-8zNmXvi8U8g60c7QPewYKn2Zqfmuv9nx_l1dbK-HLYyAnDEGMzoeTWsCBNvLkZGVpvHnXMYXcTTSi_GYv2-Gdzk22OVL6pMObswW1hJlkMtDSnqDb_ewAhJISxlVndQkIZjKdQrGYeEk_gQ2M20HUqSbOsqIg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLQQLZfa48CKz0jfnjcxPssdlr11lr-8zNmXvi8U8g60c7QPewYKn2Zqfmuv9nx_l1dbK-HLYyAnDEGMzoeTWsCBNvLkZGVpvHnXMYXcTTSi_GYv2-Gdzk22OVL6pMObswW1hJlkMtDSnqDb_ewAhJISxlVndQkIZjKdQrGYeEk_gQ2M20HUqSbOsqIg=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Worseys Basin at Pratts Bridge 1955 - Stan Heaton</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3ZwmjTL8G3g-JcRnh9zQWiCi4iSmmGhOByqNraGw7YmHnSCQA8C_swZ0UnFOYcEIpL4ykWPHG7Yliv8D3L4W0Amp4WbtJg9diPaLWAsANF85iG74EJHSsjvaUJY31r0jZI9QfpnLAePg-Ca7LUyuYqokVdUdAwZPqzd22TUdcyua25CJpLvll01gtCA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1954" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3ZwmjTL8G3g-JcRnh9zQWiCi4iSmmGhOByqNraGw7YmHnSCQA8C_swZ0UnFOYcEIpL4ykWPHG7Yliv8D3L4W0Amp4WbtJg9diPaLWAsANF85iG74EJHSsjvaUJY31r0jZI9QfpnLAePg-Ca7LUyuYqokVdUdAwZPqzd22TUdcyua25CJpLvll01gtCA=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Worseys Basin 1955 - Stan Heaton<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4r8vJROyZM-TiYIc7OMF3JnUHslpz7dJwCImUUA9Xe97gsu0DekJXg5sVezvjTY_UfyjSi_ge9p7Ka_U3siD-qPlm8C3IsuSzrPPkoY0fKwalFz_BGtD1VpvWRYmNg_IpNXvSaYeb66VXxc2uru91ux8I32TTwZVnvkUPeMAVxUzDnExhN0AuLCGSTA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4r8vJROyZM-TiYIc7OMF3JnUHslpz7dJwCImUUA9Xe97gsu0DekJXg5sVezvjTY_UfyjSi_ge9p7Ka_U3siD-qPlm8C3IsuSzrPPkoY0fKwalFz_BGtD1VpvWRYmNg_IpNXvSaYeb66VXxc2uru91ux8I32TTwZVnvkUPeMAVxUzDnExhN0AuLCGSTA=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Worsey's Dock 1955 -Stan Heaton</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2076" data-original-width="1551" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNrgM1UHq97hRPsBdw9DUQcIbIlWjBYhjnOkPrSXd-VLhfYyM2dAg_oMOmcrR15xOF6VKXGe3rjlm0So02LtVESWSk6phw7RoKgwYoogrMu1f038Cs2pjP8xqEjiYLzZWSH29pPLDjHOBm7T3WxPBDZL-zMAx5rem4Q3c8H5EaeG1umpJLWm9qKwAClg=w298-h400" width="298" /></a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Fire at Pratts Mill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX5bdQx8bpUIrjsZsIdJWwjlgLWB_n5Q_gFPyrJFZew6xL4nC2eoxG-pAZ4yC1DLnNcXsDblMtvj2QoS8_7E5jhlUx8g9zjnvvbXpesY9qor9Qe-DmOPH1XnYu-9rNbE1p4njK8PKTup7ZmsI4T6XkpXhRVDx1l8_u1jnEOHSjj7KqAXSkDWI17t6XBw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="569" data-original-width="901" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX5bdQx8bpUIrjsZsIdJWwjlgLWB_n5Q_gFPyrJFZew6xL4nC2eoxG-pAZ4yC1DLnNcXsDblMtvj2QoS8_7E5jhlUx8g9zjnvvbXpesY9qor9Qe-DmOPH1XnYu-9rNbE1p4njK8PKTup7ZmsI4T6XkpXhRVDx1l8_u1jnEOHSjj7KqAXSkDWI17t6XBw=w640-h404" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Approaching Birchills<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTqxA26Lr5W_U293jtaSNWMX0NnTLOd19UQhJx3nuDW1ThOVMNcJAWE1lHfPXd1Xt9OCLjiYhR_npjQQwuYw06JlwGgBLiqkzOaRWq_sqc8IdfuLodSv69ZRP8gmsLUY3eqpy_QTOKbjnMsUHawJRzqsPEVqTWc7J6ZK0abufzCoN1-MIeTjjkHILFpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTqxA26Lr5W_U293jtaSNWMX0NnTLOd19UQhJx3nuDW1ThOVMNcJAWE1lHfPXd1Xt9OCLjiYhR_npjQQwuYw06JlwGgBLiqkzOaRWq_sqc8IdfuLodSv69ZRP8gmsLUY3eqpy_QTOKbjnMsUHawJRzqsPEVqTWc7J6ZK0abufzCoN1-MIeTjjkHILFpg=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Birchills Power Station 1955 - Stan Heaton</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0PTEDwNyCJEuT9esuQzuLGxUBIJD9z2iZOaTTzUBe87i6-fLQlSr5-vot7jOOw3zQXuvx1yDQWkuBgNasHxFzoE-6pacqCQGj6FbsxqGbJUFVvJkDotue-x5ocFT0LW8quk1-AtvNt0VK3q-esTU6FLAW3RA_f4Fl72J-JmcpRzx1Row71N3q7tLIbw" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQMnuKOr_XPuttVgY2oegoqKP4aHucslhX6WZXZzx1EMukvoM2UKLjWCoMG_zCrEX0E0KeqroKrLV6VaASGeZDAp01dsZep_paFaZJuUCfmNuThUSvSqaAwYyDhuNagLTOP0TBM9BkxsWW-JpLLZaJics5xWJaCzul4wiOcaPzuWTFVRjyVCKhYArR-w=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Keays Yard above the Locks in the 1970's<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgid5PW3lMyptrFZkfYIccDxpYX_pRWX4cJZLb079f_7xKJkUI2DK5lgWlZTrb_d93roz0XArp-2T6xsNVQaLAv_QnqQyb5ybW0GFPrQHPgJkmwTcKtjuDUwX05o57BkjQq7GjL0fWKk2jECLFFBc7CJdM_D_nemyd8eXtlJvlRqFXKmZwl4Ud7Xi9GAw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1164" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgid5PW3lMyptrFZkfYIccDxpYX_pRWX4cJZLb079f_7xKJkUI2DK5lgWlZTrb_d93roz0XArp-2T6xsNVQaLAv_QnqQyb5ybW0GFPrQHPgJkmwTcKtjuDUwX05o57BkjQq7GjL0fWKk2jECLFFBc7CJdM_D_nemyd8eXtlJvlRqFXKmZwl4Ud7Xi9GAw=w640-h420" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKynE_f4D1ErpQvtH-a11oYEI-a2xVcGOcRQoJR7yqoTgSWZYt_cp6ZFbQHFMscTU8ieAAs8AuPwf7jJrrXZ8ze_HakQwvsujfCDtgN3PmtnIQOEy1z74uu0mXqrk-7mwZx-KK2fR6hZssD_oKd9OkSW1_vA_oxqSCs9OxGTqqnZRr-ieNp4Qhzet5PQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="626" data-original-width="845" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKynE_f4D1ErpQvtH-a11oYEI-a2xVcGOcRQoJR7yqoTgSWZYt_cp6ZFbQHFMscTU8ieAAs8AuPwf7jJrrXZ8ze_HakQwvsujfCDtgN3PmtnIQOEy1z74uu0mXqrk-7mwZx-KK2fR6hZssD_oKd9OkSW1_vA_oxqSCs9OxGTqqnZRr-ieNp4Qhzet5PQ=w640-h474" width="640" /></a></div>An unusual view of the Darlaston Aqueduct, just south of Walsall<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">The above</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"> 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).</span></div></span></div></span>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-84415426345628488102022-07-26T11:08:00.009+01:002023-10-30T06:41:37.211+00:00Old Mainline Canal Part Two - Summer Hill to Bradley<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> Old Mainline Canal Part Two - Summer Hill to Bradley</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This post continues to follow the lost loop of the Old Mainline Canal between Tipton and Bradley, covering the section Summer Hill to the Wednesbury Oak Loop.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The number of archive photos we have found have grown over the years and there are now too many to cover the entire line from Bloomfield in one post. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgALxGUJ8tklc7ve17u-tct40kV6bnDzj4-scmynzBB_D-TU7b7tq_hsWFIYp_cBHBgIPaTWPKwrS05DGK2RfOy-COORJ3gcOmjFbWJL423CqX0gGJHQzDZWsJyxKKuHSOGBcabEuxbGmyln02MK7ZNVVG-rqpNQjpD8XQHkcAI_jb3P7bdMHBB7rtwkA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="607" data-original-width="640" height="607" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgALxGUJ8tklc7ve17u-tct40kV6bnDzj4-scmynzBB_D-TU7b7tq_hsWFIYp_cBHBgIPaTWPKwrS05DGK2RfOy-COORJ3gcOmjFbWJL423CqX0gGJHQzDZWsJyxKKuHSOGBcabEuxbGmyln02MK7ZNVVG-rqpNQjpD8XQHkcAI_jb3P7bdMHBB7rtwkA=w640-h607" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This post effectively starts at Parker Bridge at the end of what is now Moat Road, but to date no ground level images of Parker Bridge have come to light. We therefore start at the entrance to the Upper Ocker Hill Branch.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The canal continues through an area devastated by coal mining including the massive Moat Colliery to the east (served by the brief Dumaresq Branch) and the Schoolfield Colliery to the West. Along the way we pass the site of the old Mine Pumping engine which became Charles Lathes foundry in the 1920's and then onto St Johns Church with the massive Tibbington Brickworks beyond.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A feature of this industrial devastation were the swans of Princes End. The old mainline canal cut through this area and the wide bend at the junction of Upper Church Lane and Field Road (which both remain in situ) and this was home to a large population of swans. This group of swans features on many photographs and helps locate many of the images.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPkNy_VfLUbitUNOUvak7OsH6CZmYx23rLKGkkbSuVN4JEsox_kggjVqIkD8YDs6RCmUX9Gn_X1Z12dIckeeUBu1NkupL01zuvvgnkiEJvIwA3vxtY-oL_Nx2jKDDTzFEPwnvwbZdGMNAFUI9zJC558QyrOEUFqo8ZfkPKPLcaYeE-kf0ErsaCwrN7vw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="420" data-original-width="640" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPkNy_VfLUbitUNOUvak7OsH6CZmYx23rLKGkkbSuVN4JEsox_kggjVqIkD8YDs6RCmUX9Gn_X1Z12dIckeeUBu1NkupL01zuvvgnkiEJvIwA3vxtY-oL_Nx2jKDDTzFEPwnvwbZdGMNAFUI9zJC558QyrOEUFqo8ZfkPKPLcaYeE-kf0ErsaCwrN7vw=w640-h420" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ocker Hill Branch Entrance looking south</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5vY9RbSiK_Bev6kiLTHXSixbh0mWBf9zF-yKB25LTAMg7IGtaY6Nutc7FBqLqF2P-bICRXkdfVrNUjt5SGQqx9U5dKciJJ2cC6CGVyyf3vpScV3hZ3QqEWC2fDYoQQLChyG6Sxn31t1rCjDtVzLylOEuTy75tkPsJDosalwhR9I9zIPJk-pjGsz9x-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="446" data-original-width="640" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5vY9RbSiK_Bev6kiLTHXSixbh0mWBf9zF-yKB25LTAMg7IGtaY6Nutc7FBqLqF2P-bICRXkdfVrNUjt5SGQqx9U5dKciJJ2cC6CGVyyf3vpScV3hZ3QqEWC2fDYoQQLChyG6Sxn31t1rCjDtVzLylOEuTy75tkPsJDosalwhR9I9zIPJk-pjGsz9x-g=w640-h446" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lathes foundry viewed from Ocker Hill Junction</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvBC0jTT3m0VaVzORwyMGr26AgYRdcM8FQzJhW1LMDdPgJt7l_4asxGzG2osgI-ZcxwbKywcgJKmtdpi0Bx8NXW76btnUgLrjsKrSiEtU2-pNgPU-8IUh7FCPRao_HwJs0D3Flc1k9LCO7rYPnvBJ72nk0cgI_0tAXxhY8fx2OsKuo0-O42HrKrkTDpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="434" data-original-width="639" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvBC0jTT3m0VaVzORwyMGr26AgYRdcM8FQzJhW1LMDdPgJt7l_4asxGzG2osgI-ZcxwbKywcgJKmtdpi0Bx8NXW76btnUgLrjsKrSiEtU2-pNgPU-8IUh7FCPRao_HwJs0D3Flc1k9LCO7rYPnvBJ72nk0cgI_0tAXxhY8fx2OsKuo0-O42HrKrkTDpg=w640-h434" width="640" /></a></div>Abandoned boats at Summer Hill</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFxZawuj68dqhkYH1l0-ixxl3vuPhtI8Y9v0N6G85ZlR1nH4egnxZOXfYFF2EZhhPfHKmJnJSsHSjwzydP-1TC31k4M2vwNxyymXLLBFTF5SPdbA5Mw5ONcc2dueeW0ApPFgZaRSFsKfhv20Qg98qTEEVMVcBZA7YR-i0HAKGBlS_jCRPtWY8HDI2lMA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="420" data-original-width="639" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFxZawuj68dqhkYH1l0-ixxl3vuPhtI8Y9v0N6G85ZlR1nH4egnxZOXfYFF2EZhhPfHKmJnJSsHSjwzydP-1TC31k4M2vwNxyymXLLBFTF5SPdbA5Mw5ONcc2dueeW0ApPFgZaRSFsKfhv20Qg98qTEEVMVcBZA7YR-i0HAKGBlS_jCRPtWY8HDI2lMA=w640-h420" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Approaching Princes End by Philip Weaver</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKV1lDb6hbaA-ujxyNcjP5G9iCYntL9CI4m25GX8Yhjz9DxUI-UABvzxRqSxIsOdx8su9NO_PzA-5BdKaunWbZBEzZrWpJHOcIQOA0tBcztYlw3szTPPoTPvDGnGBHjpHBz8WB4wS0yTmuVgFIjjlxyyzfdodff4-AjHKYr9JQA7N0e4u5L-N-8S2sLZKO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="592" data-original-width="960" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKV1lDb6hbaA-ujxyNcjP5G9iCYntL9CI4m25GX8Yhjz9DxUI-UABvzxRqSxIsOdx8su9NO_PzA-5BdKaunWbZBEzZrWpJHOcIQOA0tBcztYlw3szTPPoTPvDGnGBHjpHBz8WB4wS0yTmuVgFIjjlxyyzfdodff4-AjHKYr9JQA7N0e4u5L-N-8S2sLZKO=w640-h395" width="640" /></a></div>A distant view of St Bartholomews Church Wednesbury, probably taken from Princes End area<br />Photo from Tony Milko</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQINn4qfW3mV5i6EwrmGHvUNBYVK_Vq9QaG05Y_M0AFSgcnJlhIwEmU-D8LyweMmSvIUzvL17mYujWjPMjZtg-tJyCgrDxvMAbgBuTUEOTUO4Oy4bH6yEYzBmfogzaF9ilrEVW_4BXsWPQm6Hw4VOhZCnBEdwYyL9d35v9pIie2Z1T10V0NZDydGyniw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQINn4qfW3mV5i6EwrmGHvUNBYVK_Vq9QaG05Y_M0AFSgcnJlhIwEmU-D8LyweMmSvIUzvL17mYujWjPMjZtg-tJyCgrDxvMAbgBuTUEOTUO4Oy4bH6yEYzBmfogzaF9ilrEVW_4BXsWPQm6Hw4VOhZCnBEdwYyL9d35v9pIie2Z1T10V0NZDydGyniw=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div>Princes End from above<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQyMOuWBnemi0t-jE1hIu8NqG3-USDEBL0UZeAPpnoA8dVueMrIBJUZ6aPjmQIwyhT1GpqJkkTaS9k6o3kk72YDUUDrdh9n5aaxMv3FZH2YuMNxoKgQobBdnX7dw22AL-vS2UFnVLLDVr7O07rHCtVPKDe4Z6fbpuJWr-CDye8HGgKuMG5DedfcxO99w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQyMOuWBnemi0t-jE1hIu8NqG3-USDEBL0UZeAPpnoA8dVueMrIBJUZ6aPjmQIwyhT1GpqJkkTaS9k6o3kk72YDUUDrdh9n5aaxMv3FZH2YuMNxoKgQobBdnX7dw22AL-vS2UFnVLLDVr7O07rHCtVPKDe4Z6fbpuJWr-CDye8HGgKuMG5DedfcxO99w=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">St John's Church at Princes End (on Upper Church Lane)<br /></span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivoVTjl-M7Ftl_ZT4ExmXbJmPY4rPukoPZK2v73_sfOgrhsaKCW0Jvn02ZqkAYu_3uOvnNWl0XiHILczorvR2_7dGei8AJb1uUNc82JjIx7g7GqA2tphuw0Qad5bHbpha3DC8LmT89xrH-K7J6DWd6vft1DSzA6NWnZ91KXae25u8tJMuOXw0tJ-Pkgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="476" data-original-width="640" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivoVTjl-M7Ftl_ZT4ExmXbJmPY4rPukoPZK2v73_sfOgrhsaKCW0Jvn02ZqkAYu_3uOvnNWl0XiHILczorvR2_7dGei8AJb1uUNc82JjIx7g7GqA2tphuw0Qad5bHbpha3DC8LmT89xrH-K7J6DWd6vft1DSzA6NWnZ91KXae25u8tJMuOXw0tJ-Pkgw=w640-h476" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Weslyan Methodist Chapel at Princes End<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_4PZI6dIaqhvEHSreZBdEttqbTtz3PIVJJ6A8OYaGHwlUoSdFPezuP4k266mB68iTrISTLH8g1KbO4Z3x_SIo0NLxAtBH7kY4xzI7VwrfOd1_ABpNTQ69ql2LI3PE5yJn6yZ-xbnqzSv-Yry_ATRzooMHrTtCY3QmwaPaPVgEr_ohL2QckkOeHo2ckA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="568" data-original-width="640" height="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_4PZI6dIaqhvEHSreZBdEttqbTtz3PIVJJ6A8OYaGHwlUoSdFPezuP4k266mB68iTrISTLH8g1KbO4Z3x_SIo0NLxAtBH7kY4xzI7VwrfOd1_ABpNTQ69ql2LI3PE5yJn6yZ-xbnqzSv-Yry_ATRzooMHrTtCY3QmwaPaPVgEr_ohL2QckkOeHo2ckA=w640-h569" width="640" /></a></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiv7F6kgA9QIeLxEwVinpdVzU6qAHyjHZ9NKP557idUnKWvLr07pame3ybTI0TMeaVuoNwLySAl_iKm6RhRoU93qNzF7ZtE4mXRB_6BWm36kwU-cgAYiEOOlpo3349oRbdXjEQgLet-ZcRb1mnSVx4kIGXYrncpsZL8IhcKEzOFCFbM6GPCynczXnUco1V" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1244" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiv7F6kgA9QIeLxEwVinpdVzU6qAHyjHZ9NKP557idUnKWvLr07pame3ybTI0TMeaVuoNwLySAl_iKm6RhRoU93qNzF7ZtE4mXRB_6BWm36kwU-cgAYiEOOlpo3349oRbdXjEQgLet-ZcRb1mnSVx4kIGXYrncpsZL8IhcKEzOFCFbM6GPCynczXnUco1V=w640-h580" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Old Mainline Canal at Princes End - the bungalows are on Field Road </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLZ7sA3PEzOfp5GSpPU5O1_MFdpriNDBkOyWFIZeE85pBw_IBN5iY337XiSnCgENSp_jxZY0P9CBiUmNvqkgE70tsnmH4k7rrTXSXeqnpkovn0--Yza6wjtg-OzVJnGkCam5i0ej85vWup7So91XE3Gv5n3ZLNSwh5XQseqTRJ3r7x1on-jbTDnwavtA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1600" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLZ7sA3PEzOfp5GSpPU5O1_MFdpriNDBkOyWFIZeE85pBw_IBN5iY337XiSnCgENSp_jxZY0P9CBiUmNvqkgE70tsnmH4k7rrTXSXeqnpkovn0--Yza6wjtg-OzVJnGkCam5i0ej85vWup7So91XE3Gv5n3ZLNSwh5XQseqTRJ3r7x1on-jbTDnwavtA=w640-h460" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Charles Lathes Foundry Summer Hill south from Princes End</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixhEYxwF5epeKuzagV-_39BQDv2lek4h4bTz62J0ZSPmrShb1FCh36FNUdvmsjoeYuuQx-DkQ7NivYkXBiDaMyTuPWRPSP7w_c1Qw425x_sBFIkIW517P1SZ8hJ8WdMukMNbMWo8NxhMweLoWYc6n75gkkRocdvHjJi9cave_1Fh09AxS_-1dmSe7JDQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixhEYxwF5epeKuzagV-_39BQDv2lek4h4bTz62J0ZSPmrShb1FCh36FNUdvmsjoeYuuQx-DkQ7NivYkXBiDaMyTuPWRPSP7w_c1Qw425x_sBFIkIW517P1SZ8hJ8WdMukMNbMWo8NxhMweLoWYc6n75gkkRocdvHjJi9cave_1Fh09AxS_-1dmSe7JDQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Similar view of Lathes Foundry</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgos-tcDuzNgZ3ptImzVHdYbaw75QcP0BwJYgSF8FrFPUIs7gRUJPROK5XHyoFkiqWvhi-p-7rLk3t3YmlqUngLbPjFppTiKN-LoWq4x-cswZFbTAO6T4ZpPPZAFwJxxm02YSdourtEKTFtwVm63GaitBlEPLig9uy2Lzx_AaQQTjYJmATURS-1Sr4FB78_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1459" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgos-tcDuzNgZ3ptImzVHdYbaw75QcP0BwJYgSF8FrFPUIs7gRUJPROK5XHyoFkiqWvhi-p-7rLk3t3YmlqUngLbPjFppTiKN-LoWq4x-cswZFbTAO6T4ZpPPZAFwJxxm02YSdourtEKTFtwVm63GaitBlEPLig9uy2Lzx_AaQQTjYJmATURS-1Sr4FB78_=w640-h414" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">BCNS Archive</div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdcbvJLnyewqsFnvy2B5xR9W3yFMeGg1tbll_D_IYzMN_BxZm0N7tMBgfvaz20vu47SfZcRqd5HtCn4Cb7N3Y7-3B14J6Agbrx75PIz6YDN6sLeteqJ1gDGXX9C9baQmH2bBeFiXTg9LM04mM_oYgmWzvVZY7lJM-ZGgmMAlCanIDjeIdoTzNxI4xcEg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="316" data-original-width="640" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdcbvJLnyewqsFnvy2B5xR9W3yFMeGg1tbll_D_IYzMN_BxZm0N7tMBgfvaz20vu47SfZcRqd5HtCn4Cb7N3Y7-3B14J6Agbrx75PIz6YDN6sLeteqJ1gDGXX9C9baQmH2bBeFiXTg9LM04mM_oYgmWzvVZY7lJM-ZGgmMAlCanIDjeIdoTzNxI4xcEg=w640-h316" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Looking back at Summer Hill in 1949 (Lathes is left of centre)<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTuvnfCzFXRQsulx0KIQBpxImPSYQNVAexJl2zlglXLORGQSosZZpcadhE2v7j7lDpNY5L-i3Sb3IYD2VcDBtl6aG6uD-ws8LNu_nZRTcPgOOlqAKcYcT0x7lNID1v_2Ic7EeIrPEIneTQDXIWhXSNF2R7L8eiWodyt2Oe7RvyoXd_GARzR47YLlTdLg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="3235" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTuvnfCzFXRQsulx0KIQBpxImPSYQNVAexJl2zlglXLORGQSosZZpcadhE2v7j7lDpNY5L-i3Sb3IYD2VcDBtl6aG6uD-ws8LNu_nZRTcPgOOlqAKcYcT0x7lNID1v_2Ic7EeIrPEIneTQDXIWhXSNF2R7L8eiWodyt2Oe7RvyoXd_GARzR47YLlTdLg=w640-h206" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This section is now covered by the northern section of the Moat Farm Estate</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW18yWVjkWDNoQucrKzFZFTd0qPH3WM5d_Jm3DvRaPYXGR0yRos899KQBBvtw-FqDq4QjOoAkToPDlZmgnbwjj4lKXgNs4zaIKHCh-ImLj4csJrysP15_9Lrrd6Fth2k4Z8gNbGSTpo9NVaLlm87xTN-zGIGdQ2wvfmGkAwUQ9sXmGLDdFIeRuIO4YSg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="3228" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW18yWVjkWDNoQucrKzFZFTd0qPH3WM5d_Jm3DvRaPYXGR0yRos899KQBBvtw-FqDq4QjOoAkToPDlZmgnbwjj4lKXgNs4zaIKHCh-ImLj4csJrysP15_9Lrrd6Fth2k4Z8gNbGSTpo9NVaLlm87xTN-zGIGdQ2wvfmGkAwUQ9sXmGLDdFIeRuIO4YSg=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Glebefield Bridge December 1960 by Michael Hale</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(now covered by Field Road)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7qzqX6vRK-DwZsz23G_BL8JzGFwjoMTEHyGQnP_OV60vjt0hSkwpeEY0mSS-CENGHcXF0jtXwZtNb37s-FFJyajEqjTXTCaVnaizhRty25BmPAtoKmpw2J4DM06a25ZvWQ1qD2YS5lLKS3Qf5ig1uZ-9t0wkjvViNASqwVYtpnHGZBnlvLb0yQifWTg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="336" data-original-width="640" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7qzqX6vRK-DwZsz23G_BL8JzGFwjoMTEHyGQnP_OV60vjt0hSkwpeEY0mSS-CENGHcXF0jtXwZtNb37s-FFJyajEqjTXTCaVnaizhRty25BmPAtoKmpw2J4DM06a25ZvWQ1qD2YS5lLKS3Qf5ig1uZ-9t0wkjvViNASqwVYtpnHGZBnlvLb0yQifWTg=w640-h336" width="640" /></a></div>Glebefield Bridge 1949</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBCKOE4vHduyNkS_2t-XMO2g2CU1mjQfRg7NdNUkWzie6yUmDm8Zu-oOHqQu0JZV9oiijYRMpEEF2U_gLmt8PTwH6QuWM9sLU_XL8M0_W_l6WMFihUiydNZDQFTvQYkgPrgMgGeI6wu3_cBszYZY9M2HTWVO7fsKvtU_OJm3h_puS9yXCOR64PN1YjlQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="408" data-original-width="640" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBCKOE4vHduyNkS_2t-XMO2g2CU1mjQfRg7NdNUkWzie6yUmDm8Zu-oOHqQu0JZV9oiijYRMpEEF2U_gLmt8PTwH6QuWM9sLU_XL8M0_W_l6WMFihUiydNZDQFTvQYkgPrgMgGeI6wu3_cBszYZY9M2HTWVO7fsKvtU_OJm3h_puS9yXCOR64PN1YjlQ=w640-h408" width="640" /></a></div>Wednesbury Oak Bridge looking north by Keith Hodgkins (next to ASDA)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="188" data-original-width="640" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjldF07x1MKLOziuLieEGGyRsUPAcWRTviidc5hrufg1JIEq62SLDr4QNWJP2B1yIMaj9ImgeoP5WR0-sOep_PKIG42_cnclrlLqAnC-1S6JdObX8OreIBgoy0Db3-6FnoNIdu-JeypfVDxkB6ghlPDvZWVk4QbFoBXw-J27SI-LQM7SEoV-NK6By79gA=w640-h188" width="640" /></a></div>Wednesbury Oak Loop (Weddel Wynd) with Rocket Pool / Rotton Brunt Shortening<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5mK3kYkB0SdKS5T-pBnWE1_uYf5TIx933X8CHDC7xAlVt2yGoO9FYl2n0Zca5xDTfeBwNlxPkgP35INqKgX94C2qpwcLX7SvECNFawZbQkiVcuqn5-HRfUP67noFSaJXetmz49t0pLoGekko5bl_QE3w92snMtiC7gnrZrpwjJ3H-WmJAF2duWfGQzg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="161" data-original-width="640" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5mK3kYkB0SdKS5T-pBnWE1_uYf5TIx933X8CHDC7xAlVt2yGoO9FYl2n0Zca5xDTfeBwNlxPkgP35INqKgX94C2qpwcLX7SvECNFawZbQkiVcuqn5-HRfUP67noFSaJXetmz49t0pLoGekko5bl_QE3w92snMtiC7gnrZrpwjJ3H-WmJAF2duWfGQzg=w640-h162" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A tighter view of the Wednesbury Oak Loop</div></span><p><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;">The above</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;"> 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).</span></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-15629932054209784152022-03-18T06:43:00.009+00:002023-10-19T22:52:23.435+01:00Wolverhampton Locks<p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Wolverhampton Locks</span> </b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wolverhampton Locks represented the first of seven exit routes from the BCN, taking the Birmingham Canal down to Brindley's Staffs and Worcester Canal at Aldersley Junction. This connection was made in 1772 originally involving 20 locks but as the deeper bottom lock created water problems it was replaced by the two locks we see today.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whilst never lost, the locks have been well photographed over the years and this post hosts a collection of these images.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqB_N-6jJDqmQKz8L79GHCtQ7KVoFEIst2cw0rxcXzn5lorczDbUjKSyZwX69S1ly3Vdu4SS7R4U0QolR4A6-cg4ChrzlBtCZ-dnlRYj6gZUKrrK4wBzLVaoRdM0wxp39xBQBcdt1XzRHZLcJ7A4R5tP8fFNIsUH2I1DKdlkfdOFZbp_Y9N25XU12zlg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1000" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqB_N-6jJDqmQKz8L79GHCtQ7KVoFEIst2cw0rxcXzn5lorczDbUjKSyZwX69S1ly3Vdu4SS7R4U0QolR4A6-cg4ChrzlBtCZ-dnlRYj6gZUKrrK4wBzLVaoRdM0wxp39xBQBcdt1XzRHZLcJ7A4R5tP8fFNIsUH2I1DKdlkfdOFZbp_Y9N25XU12zlg=w640-h472" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Top Lock - Stan Heaton</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWV7Uo6hnhDTRC50hSi0R5UOz8PADFx5jceHMRw5DGJ2goOpFZCQWvjhHo64h-H7c5m3XQ6izI3OHJ3UbCfFUALh6qMLqWAoAXqRFmUrIUo615g7726xCmxovM-WbOeVygyxb97uDtWBO_rwMU25WGJIXXn-PJXbm55uQ9brgYgS8z7daGe6DOAYQ4UBgM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="582" data-original-width="797" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWV7Uo6hnhDTRC50hSi0R5UOz8PADFx5jceHMRw5DGJ2goOpFZCQWvjhHo64h-H7c5m3XQ6izI3OHJ3UbCfFUALh6qMLqWAoAXqRFmUrIUo615g7726xCmxovM-WbOeVygyxb97uDtWBO_rwMU25WGJIXXn-PJXbm55uQ9brgYgS8z7daGe6DOAYQ4UBgM=w640-h468" width="640" /></a></div>Wolverhampton Top Lock - Wolverhampton Archive<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOHGIxXri17u0nOk1JgJ2SOKHnOJ60zTpG5hl9ePBFcGnh3jAAjI1EY_ok0MUIwW3IKOffmegvVzBLaq9vYIRPsGsWvmaWzU29gkwRc_daJbhtbiZfj_yiEfHAOsNY0-WZ1McUTJfggmb3KXsPFgA5uqey6GpNkd1Ivt_1xuB5P8vLkJXs7NRxvrgH0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2372" data-original-width="3831" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOHGIxXri17u0nOk1JgJ2SOKHnOJ60zTpG5hl9ePBFcGnh3jAAjI1EY_ok0MUIwW3IKOffmegvVzBLaq9vYIRPsGsWvmaWzU29gkwRc_daJbhtbiZfj_yiEfHAOsNY0-WZ1McUTJfggmb3KXsPFgA5uqey6GpNkd1Ivt_1xuB5P8vLkJXs7NRxvrgH0w=w640-h396" width="640" /></a></div>Claytons Tar Boat at Wolverhampton Top Lock<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD1yrxdUFbF0S7QHWZhi_9l2peZGvpCKz5pSNksJWpdG098YK8TmbRgPrPKvdKejXdV9ZP_rYkgCNhQBcuKMFg1yk7_irZRUaCcUFvOceLXWzG-SX7xsxKnHwnpRCMcr4ZsA7Nbjwjfpvn0JHWl_JD6-OSsZIXLVPtHOMnM5FsWouh6ju-3JK_sixjXw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1000" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD1yrxdUFbF0S7QHWZhi_9l2peZGvpCKz5pSNksJWpdG098YK8TmbRgPrPKvdKejXdV9ZP_rYkgCNhQBcuKMFg1yk7_irZRUaCcUFvOceLXWzG-SX7xsxKnHwnpRCMcr4ZsA7Nbjwjfpvn0JHWl_JD6-OSsZIXLVPtHOMnM5FsWouh6ju-3JK_sixjXw=w640-h466" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lock Three - Stan Heaton<br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYfExeVZpcLmiXE5rExSMVd_j6wYGL7DOWTx7vk49NLNxJCw5_xSsM2-BOpH79AP1Ff7WnPKNSgi5L81Pum2huBboJlDnHb8p6Iefzh2-4le_Vg8pQazTHiA0AQ2XJ894JC07vvHjJeOMrjTDLcIiZefKO6h5uV3lZa48Rqevrcp6Gxsl1ebmIYR579w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="1825" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYfExeVZpcLmiXE5rExSMVd_j6wYGL7DOWTx7vk49NLNxJCw5_xSsM2-BOpH79AP1Ff7WnPKNSgi5L81Pum2huBboJlDnHb8p6Iefzh2-4le_Vg8pQazTHiA0AQ2XJ894JC07vvHjJeOMrjTDLcIiZefKO6h5uV3lZa48Rqevrcp6Gxsl1ebmIYR579w=w640-h486" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Paul Hayes 1950</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpXrcxBbnU49X8sa4VQrOnF8xtT7BsT7rCEMQK1yZzreRjNgblKPiT0cqNBU64iUt53yCuKyPGZgcbBzaTSITTP8wQl952o8FZ9rJx8QeZKpY08K52QFjRGyZnbSMZIDxVrw1vjDo47yyJHFNJ4BbwL5w0f1DezZqh-74ccw6H_eGDwynm51yURFR-_xIc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="582" data-original-width="784" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpXrcxBbnU49X8sa4VQrOnF8xtT7BsT7rCEMQK1yZzreRjNgblKPiT0cqNBU64iUt53yCuKyPGZgcbBzaTSITTP8wQl952o8FZ9rJx8QeZKpY08K52QFjRGyZnbSMZIDxVrw1vjDo47yyJHFNJ4BbwL5w0f1DezZqh-74ccw6H_eGDwynm51yURFR-_xIc=w640-h476" width="640" /></a></div>Wolverhampton Gasworks - Wolverhampton Archive<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuO7Cz8tzQH0iJwO0P3-56dW9ETDKN8WJF3OGGxI4U5lTqlqbpIOdcoeZlyGwxKsNe3hf2WFEkuOVKiEY3TJ-8uaHhhBnvd7Z4VgHWzc5eojwlwAeBwrDvchOxcwatQJQLGBLhkfcG0WeU1L_zZrkiyDF3MIs_xIDWjmWOakNnMDk_pSceI58yBXJv6e_O" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="676" data-original-width="893" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuO7Cz8tzQH0iJwO0P3-56dW9ETDKN8WJF3OGGxI4U5lTqlqbpIOdcoeZlyGwxKsNe3hf2WFEkuOVKiEY3TJ-8uaHhhBnvd7Z4VgHWzc5eojwlwAeBwrDvchOxcwatQJQLGBLhkfcG0WeU1L_zZrkiyDF3MIs_xIDWjmWOakNnMDk_pSceI58yBXJv6e_O=w640-h485" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stafford Road - Wolverhampton Archive</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="3427" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFfeep2i--h_qqiLFYuAtmkrSXCUdXi9VWFKQK51BUST_FukhtRc-sFGrr4ZySqA7fhNqJz0Uz3GzJGvL0jZZqQWLrW_4vvdqHIuz-t8lwH_9D8uvhj2TkIGnbbT1hz4gWyluGkZF_47pyM61jtNQW2OmHfeLMYyjsVeKTHa7K_hJM7FdWO1EZZnD9UQ=w640-h522" width="640" /></a></div>BCNS Archive<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibpR3p9jLAOT5tuFHMJkIxIiWel2TTBDGJPK9UlFQEnxXa2itzAdqvIyNMXFGUtjtW06IUU2Ofwnuc-FtmkA0JV68Ucjx_Tv-S0zGk9y8JjEEigzH4GZfqB0S9ruxzXlCx_gg4XLQdacV32qmSRbdmDVmKkODr3ULpE8ozCNYrgNT7_o4Jb-2c0hbAJA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1446" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibpR3p9jLAOT5tuFHMJkIxIiWel2TTBDGJPK9UlFQEnxXa2itzAdqvIyNMXFGUtjtW06IUU2Ofwnuc-FtmkA0JV68Ucjx_Tv-S0zGk9y8JjEEigzH4GZfqB0S9ruxzXlCx_gg4XLQdacV32qmSRbdmDVmKkODr3ULpE8ozCNYrgNT7_o4Jb-2c0hbAJA=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Aldersley Junction<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeviuVODQ4QtOhwDgiQJ9dUm9Jjk33g32g6WMu-912sqhKJKuOzm50e4qkAYaqonzVbHHRmZ1Q0mwCTK6Ed9XE99Pstr7nKAves1kehbVoXTQHNOnoI87viZbXhfVwX1zDOclt7kDtcxvyJa7Vql3qpbxbiqpGDESH1KIjtc-GCEDDiModgY2wFlnlScfD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1027" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeviuVODQ4QtOhwDgiQJ9dUm9Jjk33g32g6WMu-912sqhKJKuOzm50e4qkAYaqonzVbHHRmZ1Q0mwCTK6Ed9XE99Pstr7nKAves1kehbVoXTQHNOnoI87viZbXhfVwX1zDOclt7kDtcxvyJa7Vql3qpbxbiqpGDESH1KIjtc-GCEDDiModgY2wFlnlScfD=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></div>Aldersley Junction - Wolverhampton Archive<br /><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">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).</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-60133956305286978432022-02-16T07:09:00.009+00:002023-08-19T20:02:39.615+01:00Around Brownhills<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> Around Brownhills</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whilst the canal through Brownhills is by no means lost, many of the canal side features of the area have disappeared and this post attempts to capture a few of them.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is much more to the canal in Brownhills than the waterfront beside Tesco. Backing up towards Pelsall there was the mighty surge stack, part of the Black Country's water supply system from Lichfield, then there was the railway interchange and the Gasworks before turning the corner into the Anglesey Branch which led to Norton Pools (Chasewater Reservoir), the main water reserve for the BCN as a whole.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The tangle of canals almost surrounded this mining town and fully justifies a page of its own.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvJAnEUCbvKBH8nYwWZ9Gto_Um9rhoYe3bF3rVV6tJ8xZxgi8oTfXIIIsV776Vj9oi9YHw7H5bRDmvNH7WOTsUdF-eQx9Wft8A_yImqN2zraPL2__6c43feD8y5OCJQBLR2uipuVUJpV6mEGywLcaewHGzYmW95aJFd3uATWTyKsXpVqhu0K_KCGr6tA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="696" data-original-width="538" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvJAnEUCbvKBH8nYwWZ9Gto_Um9rhoYe3bF3rVV6tJ8xZxgi8oTfXIIIsV776Vj9oi9YHw7H5bRDmvNH7WOTsUdF-eQx9Wft8A_yImqN2zraPL2__6c43feD8y5OCJQBLR2uipuVUJpV6mEGywLcaewHGzYmW95aJFd3uATWTyKsXpVqhu0K_KCGr6tA=w496-h640" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Surge Stack - a long time Brownhills Landmark</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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).</span></span></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-69944558115148519752022-02-11T17:48:00.003+00:002022-02-11T17:48:39.251+00:00Gas St Basin, Birmingham<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Gas St Basin, Birmingham</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You could never class Birmingham's Gas Street Basin as lost, but it is fair to say that much of its surroundings have been swept away on the last 50 years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I recognise that you cant preserve places like Gas St Basin in a bubble, but it is good to record how it used to look and that is what I am attempting to do in this post.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The post will expand as I add material about this fascinating location but as a starting point I am gong to feature a number of images taken by Hugh Potter in the early 70's.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZE85lKWv9JJ5W5h_otvdkgo6jVgMH1yH_CJuFqTUGFWRJRuL-TiO04n8YWHQvEHxD_oGcTrkSP_yPqyJ7TZGgZwdJnu1snK5fs2rEiFkU2elOyJzvgh5GBblyW8o_KbM6y49y1QLV9OFp7WgCQLpY1TvWh1XraMqGzLpE3RTJkSVQyAZiyyny_rKtkg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3122" data-original-width="2149" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZE85lKWv9JJ5W5h_otvdkgo6jVgMH1yH_CJuFqTUGFWRJRuL-TiO04n8YWHQvEHxD_oGcTrkSP_yPqyJ7TZGgZwdJnu1snK5fs2rEiFkU2elOyJzvgh5GBblyW8o_KbM6y49y1QLV9OFp7WgCQLpY1TvWh1XraMqGzLpE3RTJkSVQyAZiyyny_rKtkg=w440-h640" width="440" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">East to Central TV - Hugh Potter</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio_s0JL9JzMFzQudlTza0Z2HF0Uk-Oa1inzLXKswghT28h29yBzcN22lwzkxylhcJh5LKgnnKWjhJXBbAgvaNC0DwU1OSMu9U8m3bcdES8jlsXnJUoGtX3if2I6k16i4InVZ4hj5VDIW9-jOBRQjMclVS_w7SWlu-OiVqp92bNj9JtZF19xRf7DmTQvQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="3216" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio_s0JL9JzMFzQudlTza0Z2HF0Uk-Oa1inzLXKswghT28h29yBzcN22lwzkxylhcJh5LKgnnKWjhJXBbAgvaNC0DwU1OSMu9U8m3bcdES8jlsXnJUoGtX3if2I6k16i4InVZ4hj5VDIW9-jOBRQjMclVS_w7SWlu-OiVqp92bNj9JtZF19xRf7DmTQvQ=w640-h424" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cleared warehouse site - Hugh Potter</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib5r29JqFWmmVpkoGSJlsZXgw2unQ_5kAhbK5P2T4EE9NNJz9qERLpMzq64CJiv59eutI-tazVFBdvk9rlX8qjIsjN1920P2WuhvbQ3V-A0XSofSkWVrbpBTkakR3UYPHT2enjFMzanjo-RyIuNpZ8uC4uOkji7E3Fc08iUGInfAzGxwZtWDtis-dC1w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="3178" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib5r29JqFWmmVpkoGSJlsZXgw2unQ_5kAhbK5P2T4EE9NNJz9qERLpMzq64CJiv59eutI-tazVFBdvk9rlX8qjIsjN1920P2WuhvbQ3V-A0XSofSkWVrbpBTkakR3UYPHT2enjFMzanjo-RyIuNpZ8uC4uOkji7E3Fc08iUGInfAzGxwZtWDtis-dC1w=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Across Basin to Church of the Messiah - Hugh Potter</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik8uBPO9JbT7WxmXIWNpcDji52O-br3BFj9dIbxLfqaV5GeOVXv7iKr8JVXhwCaZ5pD29OvAvTbsjtrx09D_t86-iCfapL9bgcSINw7wA8AaeWp9O6n2UyK153h-5vVdFLV6Fx_2EEKIwEknvQhTPE7g--vcduaE9GVeTPRvo0-vipM9XvyVn3bEmZtQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3185" data-original-width="2128" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik8uBPO9JbT7WxmXIWNpcDji52O-br3BFj9dIbxLfqaV5GeOVXv7iKr8JVXhwCaZ5pD29OvAvTbsjtrx09D_t86-iCfapL9bgcSINw7wA8AaeWp9O6n2UyK153h-5vVdFLV6Fx_2EEKIwEknvQhTPE7g--vcduaE9GVeTPRvo0-vipM9XvyVn3bEmZtQ=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Old Wharf - Hugh Potter</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpxHz9e89KDFbHjnOUnxBcqGlxvNKNLS5veh1MSYXPeNvUhfXSyfG0JKnWARj3AP-vUPjtdU7qxurT1c6vRFOFFrAl83cDBbMFys5AZXg5DwOXBo0063SH6DPlEKP5APMg6-MX0RwyT3Bi9FDAihk5Cc7yGUbI4dBH87zrO4LKEap-4Wxl2PTW0bfouw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="3222" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpxHz9e89KDFbHjnOUnxBcqGlxvNKNLS5veh1MSYXPeNvUhfXSyfG0JKnWARj3AP-vUPjtdU7qxurT1c6vRFOFFrAl83cDBbMFys5AZXg5DwOXBo0063SH6DPlEKP5APMg6-MX0RwyT3Bi9FDAihk5Cc7yGUbI4dBH87zrO4LKEap-4Wxl2PTW0bfouw=w640-h418" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Site of Canal House - Hugh Potter</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3ig3SxYYqKMqF9LYRaEMljp0iW57Z3uGvAchuaPDAGeaHNPwC0nqRaFgXl-Fu6K97CnnHX8-p7ePEUx99nZoJBCOTMtN7vzeC7uNsO_mjdYi3e39CVkXw53k2UVBwl4OLCDMH0IHwSxQH-YDHYxVXMtdWBFupUUbOo73fVkAIXXfTTb45Id56sOgUZw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3193" data-original-width="2124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3ig3SxYYqKMqF9LYRaEMljp0iW57Z3uGvAchuaPDAGeaHNPwC0nqRaFgXl-Fu6K97CnnHX8-p7ePEUx99nZoJBCOTMtN7vzeC7uNsO_mjdYi3e39CVkXw53k2UVBwl4OLCDMH0IHwSxQH-YDHYxVXMtdWBFupUUbOo73fVkAIXXfTTb45Id56sOgUZw=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Warehouses being demolished - Hugh Potter</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">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).</span></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-15344077237559413592022-02-11T00:57:00.006+00:002022-02-11T01:13:12.735+00:00The Engine Arm<p><b> <span style="font-family: arial;">The Engine Arm</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Engine Arm has never been lost, but this enigmatic little backwater has changes a lot over the years on its long journey to the residential moorings we see today.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For many years it was a silted dead end to a long gone pumping engine which lifted water to the Wolverhampton Level and for the brave souls that ventured across the Engine Arm Aqueduct, the way back involved a long and tricky reverse - there was no winding hole at the end.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These days the secluded backwater is home to a sizeable residential community which includes a single visitor mooring in the winding hole, in front of the CRT service block.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Its easy to forget how the arm used to look - hence this post.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMUiE-KfwOagsc8S8XD-FZZJ_ZfFA74Exu5vq24Efj-7GkxjMdW_jJRXaNnuPQtFfHbcfqMvUDyg0NVEORzye_nHeCW-sONYF5n-6LB8QVGAjEXZk0VewBpRjjwiYG2nOWytRGJWAM4DbztycXtH08HMudXHDMNgvmMrMW4qFowWjjqa-ctSFeYfgdyw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="3198" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMUiE-KfwOagsc8S8XD-FZZJ_ZfFA74Exu5vq24Efj-7GkxjMdW_jJRXaNnuPQtFfHbcfqMvUDyg0NVEORzye_nHeCW-sONYF5n-6LB8QVGAjEXZk0VewBpRjjwiYG2nOWytRGJWAM4DbztycXtH08HMudXHDMNgvmMrMW4qFowWjjqa-ctSFeYfgdyw=w640-h434" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Engine Arm Aqueduct 1969 - Hugh Potter</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8PP1Xkz4TbegP1yV1_yfVxuq0QeNAKFvzopia661Uyd5ntm1uf4tuwd5JN9CzVZ6OpapUx4kOx1SlSG2EJYfD1PC2AZHioQwp5A9JDpXu-GqUVpW2ITBLfqPV5R5cwTpUrE7QaZGGW_eKppGAw9KX-eT_a6j4sEjqJJTQ8BJHtFPwQ1-QtswljrVjKA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="3151" data-original-width="2169" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8PP1Xkz4TbegP1yV1_yfVxuq0QeNAKFvzopia661Uyd5ntm1uf4tuwd5JN9CzVZ6OpapUx4kOx1SlSG2EJYfD1PC2AZHioQwp5A9JDpXu-GqUVpW2ITBLfqPV5R5cwTpUrE7QaZGGW_eKppGAw9KX-eT_a6j4sEjqJJTQ8BJHtFPwQ1-QtswljrVjKA=w440-h640" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Engine Arm Aqueduct 1969 - Hugh Potter</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb74lgRVC0mv6XiBjM1nFoAxIJs7S3psmbK5SeOwanRRi-qQieQXeEiRBiwHO9OOXFcR4Nr7rtje65UWwFiiprHOvLMQ4QQAy43F60M8byhlWez3XsByJcIaX-2nqMTlDiNa0gkaQ7UeN3r79wqOw4tdvz0CYHEqAn4Woc0KOjt7iJ93hnIlxFHwsumg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="3197" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb74lgRVC0mv6XiBjM1nFoAxIJs7S3psmbK5SeOwanRRi-qQieQXeEiRBiwHO9OOXFcR4Nr7rtje65UWwFiiprHOvLMQ4QQAy43F60M8byhlWez3XsByJcIaX-2nqMTlDiNa0gkaQ7UeN3r79wqOw4tdvz0CYHEqAn4Woc0KOjt7iJ93hnIlxFHwsumg=w640-h424" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Entering the Engine Arm 1970 - Hugh Potter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGsmuKdP5cYrmgWPEZ_GttnLHlYThEEz5kbP5Zx_oheNPAC_JF649g5tvbYAHd3n73-3trVbkeYOkKEFz3n08JDLOPuNJqDnVaLq3KLGUlUM1hMxKATPmsPXdhGrXxeKU31Z8OWOGO67cVFAP3H2BWMdosm3BZ0Cr6S5kQhX-LN7mlcBhOn5crRqqTnQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3471" data-original-width="2317" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGsmuKdP5cYrmgWPEZ_GttnLHlYThEEz5kbP5Zx_oheNPAC_JF649g5tvbYAHd3n73-3trVbkeYOkKEFz3n08JDLOPuNJqDnVaLq3KLGUlUM1hMxKATPmsPXdhGrXxeKU31Z8OWOGO67cVFAP3H2BWMdosm3BZ0Cr6S5kQhX-LN7mlcBhOn5crRqqTnQ=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div>Engine Arm 1970 - Hugh Potter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHpO830WK4dmVvEw0q9sXrladIuN8wUKoZVlIDjHosFbKEOSXYjsvpsmVYF_Mj20o8emiaruoCgfsUG8QNmYIe1m6VO7XWJzkTwe2OILNNlZjk15PaA8yOKNXZ7UdUZO4AIZD7WlXKpLfmC0kVIdAdP6fx_IUYXvlk38xUKHUID1J3920wzCYGOr5ZiA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHpO830WK4dmVvEw0q9sXrladIuN8wUKoZVlIDjHosFbKEOSXYjsvpsmVYF_Mj20o8emiaruoCgfsUG8QNmYIe1m6VO7XWJzkTwe2OILNNlZjk15PaA8yOKNXZ7UdUZO4AIZD7WlXKpLfmC0kVIdAdP6fx_IUYXvlk38xUKHUID1J3920wzCYGOr5ZiA=w413-h640" width="413" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunk Boat in Engine Arm 1970 - Possibly oversize "Hamton Boat" - Hugh Potter</span><br /><br /></div><p></p><p><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;">The above</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;"> 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).</span></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-26292883419601009032022-02-10T20:40:00.013+00:002023-10-24T07:37:24.427+01:00Odds and ends in central Birmingham<p><b> Odds and Ends from Central Birmingham</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik6KkKgCR_06Nwu_b78XygcmPU-_ZGFn6R6ozr8C6MZORq4rO0gWUACCvz_aGaL9TT1I_TuQAEvqLLMeo6hPyz9Lxe534qigY_eRiqjMiDiFGHLs9J9qTieq-3bP6cZu8sY18U2ccShXSk5EMX8RXLE85B6QZ5qEoxICvRsOALXOUkdEv_hvbWifgHYg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3390" data-original-width="2358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik6KkKgCR_06Nwu_b78XygcmPU-_ZGFn6R6ozr8C6MZORq4rO0gWUACCvz_aGaL9TT1I_TuQAEvqLLMeo6hPyz9Lxe534qigY_eRiqjMiDiFGHLs9J9qTieq-3bP6cZu8sY18U2ccShXSk5EMX8RXLE85B6QZ5qEoxICvRsOALXOUkdEv_hvbWifgHYg=w445-h640" width="445" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lost Arm off the Oozell St Loop - Sherborne Wharf - Hugh Potter 1970</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj4OjUTqw7ul5KtzrYwSx53cXCkhQwYMvvjvXAb8zi-rESGpt-Clji1oHzxzorHUzVYXDO-rCkiC3FtJrWAGTi6JSaDk5VOojncVV1dg0CXExZMWSfoOiH7w_nxOsgyAYQVX2VrUbR9DyvcKIZ1mbonQWeVpyWX7ryqcYQjEifoX5HPSibmzfZCGRSDA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="3506" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj4OjUTqw7ul5KtzrYwSx53cXCkhQwYMvvjvXAb8zi-rESGpt-Clji1oHzxzorHUzVYXDO-rCkiC3FtJrWAGTi6JSaDk5VOojncVV1dg0CXExZMWSfoOiH7w_nxOsgyAYQVX2VrUbR9DyvcKIZ1mbonQWeVpyWX7ryqcYQjEifoX5HPSibmzfZCGRSDA=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hockley Port 1st Basin 1970 - Hugh Potter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihgHqFm5dwcjHIOgm1evhP11Iz6v7if2dZT0cVGq5ifM8x3rsXVSrPXM1HBxqwcXvnFraG5cgIciScugdwo6AbHp3p7DptNGYyBEEr_umg5ns0DNCmIZQ1BsJRWvdp52CpblfO5OV4dqiIQ6PgGWORs-buv03vr6DuAfHVSXSi5ZL5axiS0VLkL13mzg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2301" data-original-width="3500" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihgHqFm5dwcjHIOgm1evhP11Iz6v7if2dZT0cVGq5ifM8x3rsXVSrPXM1HBxqwcXvnFraG5cgIciScugdwo6AbHp3p7DptNGYyBEEr_umg5ns0DNCmIZQ1BsJRWvdp52CpblfO5OV4dqiIQ6PgGWORs-buv03vr6DuAfHVSXSi5ZL5axiS0VLkL13mzg=w640-h420" width="640" /></a></div>Hockley Port second basin 1970 - Hugh Potter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4gPP0Q3-kSpyntK-x8GdltbspSvqNXApCeakaf8vR05gvy9m8FNovmYk-43KIGJn9bWPlYR7z-GdCXG3_ggTRyRlXnD0EwPby-HOFxVnoXPwXQejFz4t3YNkX4uWnX0kLafc3LkpEH2TCTPTJcgQ_PqZTSHJNimAxChD0EEBrDZiKlLwyeQYZNWeYJQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="4006" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4gPP0Q3-kSpyntK-x8GdltbspSvqNXApCeakaf8vR05gvy9m8FNovmYk-43KIGJn9bWPlYR7z-GdCXG3_ggTRyRlXnD0EwPby-HOFxVnoXPwXQejFz4t3YNkX4uWnX0kLafc3LkpEH2TCTPTJcgQ_PqZTSHJNimAxChD0EEBrDZiKlLwyeQYZNWeYJQ=w640-h430" width="640" /></a></div>Hockley Port by Edward Paget-Tomlinson (BCNS Boundary Post)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSA9XPrSuXwl9Sa3FVUdf35PL1ALjs14OVEv6d8wH0ZsGA6Wv_lXc_5DKQ0IKb6aHnc0VHA6XzQAOYXJVLgBnA74YAeQiFYUGX6ROJOksYv-GQIZXd1gVsdwI9fBBcaUJqk3xNR0Z_DBPp7AVMNiVPHTrFJg4-LPWt0M3Yb4pdWrgvmvDqgga7-e3U5HyQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1934" data-original-width="2512" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSA9XPrSuXwl9Sa3FVUdf35PL1ALjs14OVEv6d8wH0ZsGA6Wv_lXc_5DKQ0IKb6aHnc0VHA6XzQAOYXJVLgBnA74YAeQiFYUGX6ROJOksYv-GQIZXd1gVsdwI9fBBcaUJqk3xNR0Z_DBPp7AVMNiVPHTrFJg4-LPWt0M3Yb4pdWrgvmvDqgga7-e3U5HyQ=w640-h492" width="640" /></a></div>Main Line possibly near Monument Basin? Birmingham Archive<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik2Z9Hrf44joMBvpKSvItgc3jkbuRP8r2ogCBJYtEKOIPJxqVaeoMzr_xQz6GYPAJXOAareJCF7fg0yBgFhAsI3NzSrPLaNSaoMqikoKrPxvblZZUIv_7lhRhoCRCMjQ-XrOCV417wEgzTy7m69UVKlCaZ2gW3dDH_RAz204SJT6lRWIajGr-u6-Utg_tj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1023" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik2Z9Hrf44joMBvpKSvItgc3jkbuRP8r2ogCBJYtEKOIPJxqVaeoMzr_xQz6GYPAJXOAareJCF7fg0yBgFhAsI3NzSrPLaNSaoMqikoKrPxvblZZUIv_7lhRhoCRCMjQ-XrOCV417wEgzTy7m69UVKlCaZ2gW3dDH_RAz204SJT6lRWIajGr-u6-Utg_tj=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></div>Just outside the city centre the foundations of the old Harborne Branch Line which closed in 1963 cross the canal. Steve King photo<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA-NJKtHpYAx7fc8E6prSrIi-ty5jM_oy-Fi8gEBaPlBsBiUWRyPl_vVCIKW1wJmSCeShRtO2IzwwCdVumAj0_0o68C_-WkoMsucoY8Lkao7QYEi0qfcQBUBku7H_2kno9I41wHSjMb7KapbL8zklc3XFEXzBlEICCazcQAg-Aw3WZT6wRRio00XgYPA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2321" data-original-width="3516" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA-NJKtHpYAx7fc8E6prSrIi-ty5jM_oy-Fi8gEBaPlBsBiUWRyPl_vVCIKW1wJmSCeShRtO2IzwwCdVumAj0_0o68C_-WkoMsucoY8Lkao7QYEi0qfcQBUBku7H_2kno9I41wHSjMb7KapbL8zklc3XFEXzBlEICCazcQAg-Aw3WZT6wRRio00XgYPA=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></div></div>Clearing the Soho Loop 1971 - Hugh Potter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">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).</div></div><p></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-60390820827874392742022-02-05T06:00:00.008+00:002022-09-02T16:23:17.796+01:00The Dunkirk Branch<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Dunkirk Branch</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>New Main Line</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The short Dunkirk branch exited the New Main Line to the east, opposite the Gower Branch having passed under a railway bridge.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These days there is no trace of the junction or the arm which existed in an area known as Greets Green and served a colliery which is now a school playing field.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just one image is known to exist of this branch, snatched from a moving train in 1948. The branch may be gone nut the 1930's house next to it still stands.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNhLRfoXQZCJRNYfCy-qlWPFNhsS6XpMPHEAMDPuF4taet_8BOYnKjsVXGLDi0nPFLPirOvtqxwE3yuZsR5eizliCgWUMB2m4pzOBLLqksKz6VlW4uhgP8Xs8d2n_greFwI9FLMVnK1qZz8faoKLTyM5cNl0unMU0arUVS0ce5X6aNN469TEKWglph7g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1556" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNhLRfoXQZCJRNYfCy-qlWPFNhsS6XpMPHEAMDPuF4taet_8BOYnKjsVXGLDi0nPFLPirOvtqxwE3yuZsR5eizliCgWUMB2m4pzOBLLqksKz6VlW4uhgP8Xs8d2n_greFwI9FLMVnK1qZz8faoKLTyM5cNl0unMU0arUVS0ce5X6aNN469TEKWglph7g=w640-h420" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Dunkirk Branch Canal</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmeh76KpHXBsV5JEFEKA9uX8IBfGYsKAfoGbRD9ayofHYOdHVq9hXAdw77-SgV3ItKoTr7hua4JGGsbdoL25qmdqwlbh2Z5_V7OXsuBPL8PkJYtqpAqMsYG2UPUWh_a4Quj8tUPpfCQz4wOJ7x9mAuPR9E1rODxAcM54CRXoaSbhJdjEJvyCvq3La6Lw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="586" data-original-width="1243" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmeh76KpHXBsV5JEFEKA9uX8IBfGYsKAfoGbRD9ayofHYOdHVq9hXAdw77-SgV3ItKoTr7hua4JGGsbdoL25qmdqwlbh2Z5_V7OXsuBPL8PkJYtqpAqMsYG2UPUWh_a4Quj8tUPpfCQz4wOJ7x9mAuPR9E1rODxAcM54CRXoaSbhJdjEJvyCvq3La6Lw=w640-h302" width="640" /></a></div>1934</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCaxPJ3o6YmcYF1DvdhSbYx2BA8EeyLv3Sf0qSXhMpFxizz-uB7HSIT0ZAhOsjJcxJOkwNS0Cc3Hkh6JE2yrXaHQPDDVrMRXAGNk6KrL70d2Kh-bVwR6ObVXwv1gnCQaV3-knOCdT9aJe_fkKxbQfY-TsTQ1stxrNpblUURr0-L4hFgFxaN4m3zZ5MAA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="3375" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCaxPJ3o6YmcYF1DvdhSbYx2BA8EeyLv3Sf0qSXhMpFxizz-uB7HSIT0ZAhOsjJcxJOkwNS0Cc3Hkh6JE2yrXaHQPDDVrMRXAGNk6KrL70d2Kh-bVwR6ObVXwv1gnCQaV3-knOCdT9aJe_fkKxbQfY-TsTQ1stxrNpblUURr0-L4hFgFxaN4m3zZ5MAA=w640-h196" width="640" /></a></div>1934<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1MXD5ZRj6Sm7kH0AYQzdBLF2HuH5B0yYrrgYccT6DLt64UQLu8PUYjB2-2OTFzaJDiGNrVzTYeNf9j9RkxO4wJnIWiIRUMojiMf2wY-LkiO7G2AfxDV3ojqOSC1X0weHSF04-hCOWifBrC7kA8uYQ8NYM1H9k34_XreiHuH3VyrHCjMNA7avSOEn0Dg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1094" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1MXD5ZRj6Sm7kH0AYQzdBLF2HuH5B0yYrrgYccT6DLt64UQLu8PUYjB2-2OTFzaJDiGNrVzTYeNf9j9RkxO4wJnIWiIRUMojiMf2wY-LkiO7G2AfxDV3ojqOSC1X0weHSF04-hCOWifBrC7kA8uYQ8NYM1H9k34_XreiHuH3VyrHCjMNA7avSOEn0Dg=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></div>1934</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnmn-b4631Ij2mcIw5xxCdCKhEcmlp8v1ySg52jZlEhg8bUyKtJz8ECjNbR3JaNpjxnA50oV4yey5PqA0z6vb42p7ZJobgPHfvQbpMAMvfyiqD1-C02CCOjcMiF4VAPmuA2v1mAlkAPjXWazzqYEDQjTK6q2vosFbb8eq1_cm9BWgOY9bl6PlSvFodsQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="466" data-original-width="1701" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnmn-b4631Ij2mcIw5xxCdCKhEcmlp8v1ySg52jZlEhg8bUyKtJz8ECjNbR3JaNpjxnA50oV4yey5PqA0z6vb42p7ZJobgPHfvQbpMAMvfyiqD1-C02CCOjcMiF4VAPmuA2v1mAlkAPjXWazzqYEDQjTK6q2vosFbb8eq1_cm9BWgOY9bl6PlSvFodsQ=w640-h176" width="640" /></a></div>Gone by 1951<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb-8fgbEEwg1VpKSWtE0xuwI-R92eka4yyttxpzIuE0Aq3TGws6lmwkkGiLT8JOPa9JHSCmseV0CbUIM9oJU9QnD4ydE0hDcE9pjroGrLd2CAqZrCv85buH0qDkZjr-M8Ge5UCamP_QhxrjOWCqX2jC8NftHNp7uv_iaxjfCtH2cBxw8TVVh5OByjntw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="1544" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb-8fgbEEwg1VpKSWtE0xuwI-R92eka4yyttxpzIuE0Aq3TGws6lmwkkGiLT8JOPa9JHSCmseV0CbUIM9oJU9QnD4ydE0hDcE9pjroGrLd2CAqZrCv85buH0qDkZjr-M8Ge5UCamP_QhxrjOWCqX2jC8NftHNp7uv_iaxjfCtH2cBxw8TVVh5OByjntw=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Rattlechain Brickworks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglHo_BZhGOhUvLbBwihmcd50SEYiOJwbNaw9fRZxmCnkPojSeMoJXaAgJgS_3BsEoWnrGdbz0xLCUjacO1k5r2U2fG5xrcUibTHWfjSBOtVNamyq_l7tau8hdrZbw6awFdIk0uuCYv9IM3_dJ2PCV2UbQlGzF2hF0Cz-4IiPNQHGLVQ6iywDJ77N_0HQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="392" data-original-width="1244" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglHo_BZhGOhUvLbBwihmcd50SEYiOJwbNaw9fRZxmCnkPojSeMoJXaAgJgS_3BsEoWnrGdbz0xLCUjacO1k5r2U2fG5xrcUibTHWfjSBOtVNamyq_l7tau8hdrZbw6awFdIk0uuCYv9IM3_dJ2PCV2UbQlGzF2hF0Cz-4IiPNQHGLVQ6iywDJ77N_0HQ=w640-h202" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></span><p></p><p>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).</p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-4007612820473212302021-07-09T11:24:00.006+01:002021-07-09T15:05:36.217+01:00Hoping in Hopwas<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> Coming home?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;">At the risk of sounding like a retail featherweight, we have decided to take a very half hearted approach to trading this weekend. The last month has been frantic in terms of preserve sales, and we are now so far ahead of our planned sales plan it seems likely that our stock will run out long before the end of summer!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4QWVXQ0wRQAi8S_o9fPux48PyTlm4yLAbzj3hYz3JToH6Dt9uyPhiWMSx3mIQAqcqlRodfAObbFCQRybOmjuGzjuYJhAPprKXdPXmsARY2MDZv6lN5-k_hrfrtRJ0YIv9WLrfZ9wPuTm/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4QWVXQ0wRQAi8S_o9fPux48PyTlm4yLAbzj3hYz3JToH6Dt9uyPhiWMSx3mIQAqcqlRodfAObbFCQRybOmjuGzjuYJhAPprKXdPXmsARY2MDZv6lN5-k_hrfrtRJ0YIv9WLrfZ9wPuTm/w640-h480/Menu+9+July+21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;">But thats not the reason for taking our foot off the proverbial gas. For the last few weeks we have been following the fortunes of the England football team in the much delayed 2020 European Cup and for once it has been a positive and uplifting experience. This weekend is the European cup final at Wembley with England taking on Italy and maybe, just maybe, the possibility of a major international title - the first since 1966.</span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In spite of my youthful countenance I was alive (aged five) when England won the World Cup but I have absolutely no recollection of the event. That said, I have clear memories of our subsequent exit from Mexico and that very much set the tone for the subsequent 50 years. Disappointment, frustration and heartbreak.</div></span><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">So we find ourselves hoping in Hopwas - hoping for a win, hoping for that elusive international title. </div></span><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Thats a very long way of saying we are taking Sunday off, a day to spend with family in preparation for what will inevitably be a nail biting couple of hours in front of the telly.</div></span><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In the meantime its time for those football ear-worms - Three Lions interspersed with Sweet Caroline jostling for space in the penalty box of my brain.</div></span></span>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-35563943251804160152021-06-28T10:24:00.001+01:002021-07-09T15:02:09.140+01:00Sent to Covetry<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sent to Coventry</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">June 2021</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: arial;">Being sent to Coventry generally refers to being shunned, banished or at least not spoken to, so you would think that our time in Coventry Canal Basin as part of the RCTA Floating Market would be a subdued and quiet sort of affair.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJl-Q0cirMuBXkAXuHTxg9jc2bFuPbWbs-7Exk2AlwHCS9vOlhnaQJjEnoLGoV287HQUd5y7J6HzaoYwgGcFjDz8jU-d7WCfz2t-VAvQSjW0MjBBvJHUjr4t6hf-WEJZADABZRcrh2B1M9/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJl-Q0cirMuBXkAXuHTxg9jc2bFuPbWbs-7Exk2AlwHCS9vOlhnaQJjEnoLGoV287HQUd5y7J6HzaoYwgGcFjDz8jU-d7WCfz2t-VAvQSjW0MjBBvJHUjr4t6hf-WEJZADABZRcrh2B1M9/w640-h480/206058733_10160019830542923_4702123644721720309_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The portents for this event were, fo be fair, not good. The floating market was supposed to be the sideshow to one of the City of Culture's main events - with the central area of the basin occupied by a musical stage hosting an array of local performers by day, and then an open air cinema by night. Sadly, the reopening after the pandemic was delayed and the main attractions were cancelled, leaving the Floating Market as a stand alone attraction. </div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The canal traders decided to make the best of it and carry on regardless. We shook the dust out of our gazebo, which has lain unused for nearly two years, and set the stall up in full "festival" mode - less the tasters and ranks of jars on the stall. </div></span><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">So, with a toned down offering we opened for business, huddling behind a makeshift windbreaker and wrapped up against an unseasonal cold snap. </div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, this is where you expect to read of a dismal weekends trading, but no! As it turned out we were besieged, albeit in a very civilised, well organised and Covid safe manner. In please of the usual scrum around the tasters, family groups waited in ordered turns to approach and buy, having taken plenty of time to read the display boards and make their selections. The card reader took an unprecedented pounding and the till box bulged against the pressure of the notes - and the stock levels dwindled at an alarming rate. </div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I get the feeling that people are desperate for a bit of normality, and as we were the only show in town, we reaped the benefit. Every trader had a stonking weekend but for us, we sold four times as much as we anticipated , exceeding our previous weekend best by a country mile. After the Saturday the floorboards were lifted to gain access to the reserve stock in the hold, and by the time Sunday drew to a close there were just a handful of jars left.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">So that leaves us with a quandry. We are now weeks and weeks ahead of where we expected to be sales wise, and our stock levels made last winter are finite. I guess we will have to go home and review what is in the store room and work our what we do next. Watch this space.</div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-5073423631167898692021-05-29T15:09:00.001+01:002021-05-29T15:09:05.644+01:00A flurry of activity<p style="text-align: justify;"><b> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A flurry of activity</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">May 2021</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is nothing like getting out on the water to inspire a blog post or two - in fact their immediacy makes a refreshing change from the Canal Hunter Vlog which is, by any standard, a slow process.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the absence of larger canal-side gatherings during the early summer, we are out and about travelling from village to village and doing a spot of towpath trading. We move maybe 10 miles a week and playing tag with the car and bike - not quite canal life as we usually live it, but its great to be afloat again.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkp4R712n2uWPfK02IbrYJcJqWJ_j5Ja0saRX-uLlJXuS2C6LWD-u8avhQ59DEE1nqWFdkevXxhVrg58VeKIT019Ra-QreZz0gqznwtsqs2bBSm4vME2lo_j7JGIRSNXIwPa2aZVcLHS_/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="395" data-original-width="593" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkp4R712n2uWPfK02IbrYJcJqWJ_j5Ja0saRX-uLlJXuS2C6LWD-u8avhQ59DEE1nqWFdkevXxhVrg58VeKIT019Ra-QreZz0gqznwtsqs2bBSm4vME2lo_j7JGIRSNXIwPa2aZVcLHS_/w640-h426/181483401_3984861058216527_7512838117432014522_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After joining the BCN Campaign Cruise to Walsall we emerged from the urban canals and are making a slow journey round to Coventry Basin where, we hope, there will be a City of Culture event at the end of June. Currently we have made it to Great Haywood and we will be staying here for the bank holiday weekend.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We have become quite familiar to the slower nature of towpath trading these last 12 months but the upside is that there is no full on rush to erect the stall, and instead its just a case of hanging the display boards out, assembling the bell - and waiting.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But those of you that know me will testify, I am not very good at sitting still. Especially so when there are jobs to be done around the boats. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Before we even set off I made is most of the way through a long list of winter repair tasks which included repainting the bows of both boats, resealing one of the leaking portholes, repainting the shower room and the rather unpleasant task of painting the engine bay with bilge paint. I did plan to repaint the water tank but as any of you that have tackled this task will appreciate, it wans't hard to convince myself that it could "do another season".</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxNenJupQNYheYGGDGF2Y-GIRee8CHkaZQE2PHUn3AnoLGg2pA7NNl6SWuwzB9hUcqZqqR2cyWwzdiWQ1sxCQPEBIemLp7lm06X4ZxRWHUusUr0AeodRI01ZnXPQaV63scfw8h1pAx6WP/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxNenJupQNYheYGGDGF2Y-GIRee8CHkaZQE2PHUn3AnoLGg2pA7NNl6SWuwzB9hUcqZqqR2cyWwzdiWQ1sxCQPEBIemLp7lm06X4ZxRWHUusUr0AeodRI01ZnXPQaV63scfw8h1pAx6WP/w300-h400/IMG_1934.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">However, its impossible to predict all those running snags which emerge, like the non functioning horn at our first blind junction (not that that matters a lot on the northern BCN!). This I could live with, but the sudden failure of our 15 year old Sterling Inverter meant no laptops - and that was rather restrictive. So, as we had the car with us, we made a detour to Willington and purchased a new 800W Victron Inverter (the blue one) and a new horn.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I am always a little nervous about buying replacement electronics for fear that they are actually ok and its the power circuit which has failed, and I am slowly coming to the realisation that a multi meter would be a good idea, even though I don't really know how to use one... That said, I had a visual inspection of the wiring and the fuses and all seemed ok so I wired in the new units and was rewarded with a steady stream of 240 volts from one and a loud "baaaaarp" from the other, so all ended well.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDXrK6mvNJcUuGamHWjmXBN9j-0CmcYP660-1a9GwbMu6H7vw4C3b6dvyrCytYE-L4aRB6P7niQdqcMIg8IfVHiCmy1z_Vgpj7pOn5lvjd1YbSTxaFQGfiH14Z4f2VOdPmJ2Pds3tqmqS/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDXrK6mvNJcUuGamHWjmXBN9j-0CmcYP660-1a9GwbMu6H7vw4C3b6dvyrCytYE-L4aRB6P7niQdqcMIg8IfVHiCmy1z_Vgpj7pOn5lvjd1YbSTxaFQGfiH14Z4f2VOdPmJ2Pds3tqmqS/w640-h480/IMG_1936.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAii93DAgYV26FAUN3K8C7qPL5bWQDhjeua19lSbTHdGrGsDsfsG4RwDWtCUt-MCIE6m_NncZsMh-a9UzJDfElfI3B3G84bjYumtrhuV8v1r7ILhs1nIFSYub48Yp8egldqObquoUylWp/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAii93DAgYV26FAUN3K8C7qPL5bWQDhjeua19lSbTHdGrGsDsfsG4RwDWtCUt-MCIE6m_NncZsMh-a9UzJDfElfI3B3G84bjYumtrhuV8v1r7ILhs1nIFSYub48Yp8egldqObquoUylWp/w640-h480/IMG_1935.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But that still left me at a loose end at Great Haywood so I pitched headlong into a couple of long standing rust issues, the first being the front roof vent which is both rusting and leaking and the second being the base of what was the diesel tank in the very back of the butty. The residue of diesel has protected it for a few years but some winters of stagnant water was taking its toll, so both were prepped and then attacked with a liberal coat of Fertan.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh, then there was the small gas leak to track down which was both potentially serious but actually very easy to remedy.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So after all that activity a blog post and a cup of coffee seemed in order.</span></p>Andy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-47558592117507028092021-02-24T04:55:00.009+00:002023-11-26T00:17:50.961+00:00The Delph Locks<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <b>The Delph Locks</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Delph Locks, or Black Delph to give them their correct name formed a core element in the construction of the Dudley Canal which was, in effect, the continuation of the Stourbridge Canal to serve the area around Blowers Green and Parkhead.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The flight of eight locks you see today is a second version with the originals looping round to the south. The top and bottom lock chambers were retained the the intervening six new locks arranged in a straight line down the hill.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This rebuild always causes some confusion because the old flight comprised nine locks, and indeed the bridge at the top is still called nine locks bridge. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Strictly speaking these posts are all about recording the lost canals, but the serried ranks of chambers with their adjacent weirs are suck an evocative landmark I cant help but include some old photos of the scene.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you have a look in the undergrowth you can still find some remains of the original flight of locks, the chambers tipping this way and that as they have settled into the mine workings beneath. Its worth pointing out that the settlement didn't stop with the destruction of the old flight. Even its replacement has been plagued by subsidence as evidenced by the number of steps visible at the foot of the locks. There is a full compliment as the bottom and after losing more and more on the way up, they all but vanish at the top. One has to assume that the walls of the top chambers go down at least another 10 feet below the lock base.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24aPmGZ5WVdmqnEgc2w7uYqD4QAOZxFl477hd9QlnNdv2ZSCYQZtcDSS67BrYeOt7tcG7X_G2XRBiGbZ-Gpta7dfOdbDGMrW_H8J_5vktf-Pnfl1uUBEr044zNkwIbqie__pgmoW0nXi8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="414" data-original-width="670" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24aPmGZ5WVdmqnEgc2w7uYqD4QAOZxFl477hd9QlnNdv2ZSCYQZtcDSS67BrYeOt7tcG7X_G2XRBiGbZ-Gpta7dfOdbDGMrW_H8J_5vktf-Pnfl1uUBEr044zNkwIbqie__pgmoW0nXi8/w640-h396/delph+old+locks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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