Course of Anson Branch Canal (C) Antony Dixon :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SO9897 : Course of Anson Branch Canal

near to Willenhall, Walsall, Great Britain

Course of Anson Branch Canal

This is where the Anson Branch Canal left the Walsall Canal. It is filled in here, but the canal bed continues beyond the trees in the centre of the photo. I went up here in my boat in 1971.
Although little used then by boats, the canal was kept open to supply cooling water to Walsall Power Station at Birchills. When that closed in 1982 it spelled the end for the canal too. The Monarch's Way now uses the old towpath.
To see the 1971 view, go to Link

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2012

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Grid Square: SO9897, 40 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Antony Dixon (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 14 January, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 7 February, 2012
Geographical Context: Paths Derelict, Disused Canals
Subject Location: OSGB36: SO 9863 9780 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:34.6808N 2:1.2990W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SO 9861 9777
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)