1978

SO9988 : Oldbury Locks, Titford Canal 1978

taken 46 years ago, near to Oldbury, Sandwell, England

Oldbury Locks, Titford Canal 1978
Oldbury Locks, Titford Canal 1978
The narrow boat is in the top lock of the flight lifting it to 511 feet, the highest part of the BCN.
The area of water behind the lady is used to store water and they are common on lock flights.
This flight is often called 'The Crow' after an industrial benefactor.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Uplands Industry Canals Canal: Side Pond Side Pound Primary Subject: Canal other tags: BCN (Birmingham Canal Navigations) Titford Canal Canal Lock Flight Narrowboat Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Titford Locks [9] · Industry [7] · Top Lock [4] ·
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Photographer
Guy Butler-Madden   (more nearby)
Date Taken
April 1978   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 8 May, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 994 889 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:29.8911N 2:0.5719W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 994 887
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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