2013

SK0300 : Beside the Boathouse - Walsall, Staffordshire

taken 11 years ago, near to Rushall, Walsall, England

Beside the Boathouse - Walsall, Staffordshire
Beside the Boathouse - Walsall, Staffordshire
A view of the Daw End Branch Canal, taken beside the Boathouse pub which stands immediately north of Daw End Bridge. The Daw End Branch Canal opened in 1803 to transport coal and limestone from local workings to the Black Country furnaces. It runs from Catshill Junction SK0404 to Longwood Junction SP0499 a distance of 5.25 miles. It being a contour canal, there are no locks along its length. The placename Daw End is locally pronounced as Doe End. Time taken 9.40 am BST (British Summer Time).

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Sport, Leisure Public buildings and spaces Business, Retail, Services Suburb, Urban fringe Canals Place: Walsall Rushall Daw End Catshill Junction Longwood Junction Area: West Midlands Black Country Primary Subject: Canal other tags: Daw End Branch Canal Contour Canal Daw End Bridge Coal and Limestone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · West Midlands [7] · Boathouse [6] · Boathouse Pub [4] ·
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SK0300, 35 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Martin Richard Phelan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 5 June, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 13 December, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 0327 0061 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:36.1960N 1:57.1890W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 0328 0056
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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