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Winson Green railway bridge
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0488
A few yards after the Winson Green Junction Bridge (just behind me) is this... (more)
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Smethwick Towing Path Bridge
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0289
Smethwick Towing Path Bridge on the (BCN) Birmingham Canal Navigations (Old Main... (more)
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Bilston steelworks from the BCN, 1969
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SO9395
Bilston Steelworks were situated at Spring Vale. The first blast furnace was... (more)
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Narrows at the toll house, Dudley No 2 Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9587
Many BCN toll houses were on islands, but this one is on the towpath, hence the... (more)
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Cyclist on the Anglesey Branch towpath
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0406
This canal is a navigable feeder, part of the Wyrley & Essington network in... (more)
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Smethwick Main Line Turnover Bridge
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0288
Smethwick Main Line Turnover Bridge on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN)... (more)
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Old Turn Roving Bridge Birmingham centre
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0586
Looking past old restored warehouses to Old Turn Roving Bridge on the Birmingham... (more)
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A boater's view of the Wolverhampton Tunnel
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9198
Supporting Wolverhampton Station's multi-storey car park above the... (more)
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Campanile Hotel & Restaurant, Aston, Birmingham
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0788
Alongside the Aston flight of locks on the BCN's Birmingham & Fazeley canal.
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Soho Foundry Smethwick West Midlands
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0388
Soho foundry basin entrance, factory chimney and the buildings of the former... (more)
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Approaching Lock 10 and Thimble Mill Lane Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0889
The red brick building is a pair of BCN houses. The towpath rises up in the... (more)
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New housing and old buildings, off Albion Street
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9298
On [or very near] the site of the BCN's Albion Basin and Albion Wharf.
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Birmingham Canal (New Main Line) from the railway
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square SO9890
This new straight line, wide and with a towpath on each side, was built in the... (more)
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Towpath rising over the entrances to three canal arms
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9298
On the Wyrley & Essington Canal, just east of Horseleyfield Junction. The... (more)
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The Wyrley & Essington Canal awaiting restoration
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0505
The section of the canal between Ogley Hay Junction and Huddlesford Junction is... (more)
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Pound between Locks 8 and 7, Farmers Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0687
The towpath rises over the bridged entrance to the former Whitmores Arm.
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Pound between Locks 7 and 6, Farmers Bridge
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0687
The towpath rises over the bridged entrance to the former Charlotte Street timber basin.
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Gongoozlers on Tat Bank Road
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9988
Watching a hireboat work up lock 5 on the BCN's Titford Canal.... (more)
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Smethwick Stop, New Main Line
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SP0288
The 'Stop' is the low toll island, immediately east of the Engine Arm Aqueduct.
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Towpath bridge over a former canal arm
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9587
On the Dudley No 2 Canal, between Bullfield and Dog Lane bridges. New houses are... (more)
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Bullfield Bridge, from the north-west
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9588
Carrying a public footpath over the Dudley No 2 Canal. The Monarch's Way... (more)
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Warren Hall Colliery basin, Dudley No 2 Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9588
The Lapal Canal Trust's guidebook says that the hulls of many boats were... (more)
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The former Brewins Tunnel, Dudley No 2 Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9387
Looking east. Brewins Tunnel was built in 1838 when the canal was diverted round... (more)
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Towpath bridge, Blackbrook Junction, Dudley No 2 Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9387
Carrying the original line's towpath over the Two Lock Line. This was a... (more)
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The pound between locks 8 and 7, Dudley Canal, Delph
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9186
Seen from a boat in lock 7.
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Lock 2 from Lock 1, Dudley Canal, Delph
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9186
Rebuilt in 1858 on a new line. The 'waterfall' is the bywash from the... (more)
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Narrowboat in the Shropshire Union Wharf, Wolverhampton
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9198
Once a canal - rail interchange [LNWR], then a Fellows Morton & Clayton... (more)
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Horseley Fields Junction, from the east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9298
Beyond the rail and the road bridges. Where the later Wyrley & Essington... (more)
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Arty arch and dismantled railway bridge, Heath Town
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9399
On the Wyrley & Essington Canal, south-west of Wednesfield Junction.
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Wednesfield Junction, from the north-east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SO9399
The towpath bridge crosses the now closed Bentley Canal. The narrows in the... (more)
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Rookery Bridge, from the north-east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9400
Carrying the Wolverhampton Road over the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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Church Bridge, from the north-east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9400
Carrying Graiseley Lane over the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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Wards Bridge, from the north
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9400
Carrying the Lichfield Road [B4484] over the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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Narrows on the Wyrley & Essington Canal, near Janine Avenue
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9501
The site of the demolished Moat Green Bridge.
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Olinthus Bridge, from the east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9501
Carrying Linthouse Lane over the Wyrley & Essington Canal. Are... (more)
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Perry Hall Bridge, from the east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9600
Carrying Broad Lane North over the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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Wyrley & Essington Canal near Sandringham Avenue
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9600
On the right, before the houses, is the entrance to a former canal basin.
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Knights Bridge, from the east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9700
Carrying Lucknow Road over the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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Short Heath Branch, Wyrley & Essington Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9700
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Brick Kiln Bridge, from the north-west
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SJ9901
Carrying Willenhall Lane over the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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The Wyrley & Essington Canal, skirting the edge of Bloxwich
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0102
A young helmet-less teenager is riding a motorbike up the towpath.
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The Wyrley & Essington Canal, looking north
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0002
The towpath here form part of Beacon Way. Richards Bridge [A4124] is out of... (more)
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Coopers Bridge, from the west
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0405
Carrying a public bridleway over the Wyrley & Essington Canal. Previously,... (more)
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Narrowboat moored in Brownhills Basin
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0405
On the north bank of the Wyrley & Essington Canal. Once a railway... (more)
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Accessible footbridge, Wyrley & Essington Canal
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0405
Providing access for all between urban Brownhills and Clayhanger Common.
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Anglesey Basin, Anglesey Branch
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0407
The terminus of this branch of the Wyrley & Essington Canal, now in... (more)
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Anglesey Branch, in Chasewater Country Park
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0407
The Anglesey Branch is a navigable feeder of the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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Coal tipplers, Anglesey Wharf, Anglesey Branch
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0407
I think the tipplers are reconstructed. However, they are at the end of a... (more)
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Burntwood Road Bridge, from the south-east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0407
Once a road bridge, but now carrying a footpath over the Anglesey branch of the... (more)
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Middleton Bridge, from the east
by Christine Johnstone
geograph for square SK0506
Carrying Chase Road over the Anglesey Branch of the Wyrley & Essington Canal.
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