2009
SJ9802 : Sneyd Reservoir - Wyrley & Essington Canal
taken 15 years ago, near to Bloxwich, Walsall, England
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.
- Grid Square
- SJ9802, 19 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- John M (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 18 April, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 18 April, 2009
- Subject Location
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OSGB36: SJ 981 023 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:37.1511N 2:1.7699W
- Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 982 022
- View Direction
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
Image classification
(about):
Geograph
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