2009

SJ9802 : Sneyd Reservoir - Wyrley & Essington Canal

taken 15 years ago, near to Bloxwich, Walsall, England

Sneyd Reservoir - Wyrley & Essington Canal
Sneyd Reservoir - Wyrley & Essington Canal
The reservoir was built to provide a supply of water for the five locks on the Wyrley Branch. The canal was abandoned in the 1950s.

Current water levels are some 20 feet below the crest level of the dam. Historic mapping shows a much greater water area. Part of the reservoir area may have been lost when the M6 Motorway was constructed in the 1960s.

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SJ9802, 19 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John M   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 18 April, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 18 April, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 981 023 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:37.1511N 2:1.7699W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 982 022
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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