2018

SP0586 : Sheepcote Street bridge across the Birmingham Canal, Birmingham

taken 5 years ago, near to Chad Valley, Birmingham, England

Sheepcote Street bridge across the Birmingham Canal, Birmingham
Sheepcote Street bridge across the Birmingham Canal, Birmingham
The bridge takes Sheepcote Street across the "new" line of the Birmingham Canal. This was dug in the 1820s to straighten out the existing canal Link , which was following the contours of the land. As a result, the canal lies in a trench in this section. Contrast the straight shape of the bridge with the hump-back bridges found on early canals in the countryside. The apartment block behind the bridge lies on the island between the new and old lines of the canal.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Sheepcote Street [50] Other Photos: · Residential garden by the Birmingham Canal, Birmingham ·
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Photographer
Rudi Winter   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 20 October, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 February, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0572 8675 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:28.7189N 1:55.0326W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0579 8675
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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