1968

SP0990 : Salford Bridge Junction - before the M6

taken 56 years ago, near to Gravelly Hill, Birmingham, England

Salford Bridge Junction - before the M6
Salford Bridge Junction - before the M6
Salford Bridge Junction is the point at which the Grand Union Canal (originally the Birmingham & Warwick) here straight ahead, meets the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal (to the left) & the Tame Valley Canal (to the right). Both the latter canals being part of Birmingham Canal Navigations. Just beyond the towpath footbridge (bridge 110) can be seen the parapets of the aqueduct that carries the GUCC over the River Tame. The area now is completely dominated by the Gravelley Hill interchange ('Spaghetti Junction') of the M6. For an almost identical 2012 view to mine see: SP0990 : Grand Union Canal: The northern end and Bridge Number 110.

I am standing on Salford Bridge Wharf which was the main depot of T S Element Ltd, noted canal carriers in the Birmingham & Black Country area. A couple of their narrow boats are prominent. These are day boats ('joey boats') with limited accommodation because of the short distance nature of the traffic they carried. At their peak at the end of WW2 their fleet comprised of nearly 200 boats. They survived as canal carriers into the 1970s with just 6 boats working on factory rubbish contracts. For details see: LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Canals Primary Subject: Canal Junction Canal: Grand Union Canal Birmingham and Fazeley Birmingham Canal Navigations other tags: Canal Towpath Bridge Salford Bridge Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SP0990, 181 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Martin Tester   (more nearby)
Date Taken
June 1968   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 16 March, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0966 9005 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:30.4956N 1:51.5462W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0965 9007
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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