2015

SP0487 : Brick wall in the middle of the canal

taken 8 years ago, near to Chad Valley, Birmingham, England

Brick wall in the middle of the canal
Brick wall in the middle of the canal
This strange looking construction is the central pier of the bridge that carried the Harborne branch railway across the canal. The bridge was at a very oblique angle as the line curved in to join the main line which can be seen in the background.
Birmingham Canal (BCN Main Line)

The Birmingham Canal was built from 1768 to 1772 by James Brindley from the then edge of Birmingham, at Paradise Wharf (also known as Old Wharf) near to Gas Street Basin to meet the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Aldersley, near Wolverhampton. The canal was upgraded and straightened by Thomas Telford between 1824-7.
The canal forms part of the Birmingham Canals Navigation, a network of canals in and around the city.
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Geographical Context: Suburb, Urban fringe Railways Canals Canal: Birmingham Canal Navigations New Main Line other tags: Site of Railway Bridge Harborne Railway Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SP0487, 233 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 21 October, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 24 October, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0475 8751 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:29.1294N 1:55.8888W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0473 8751
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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