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Icknield Port Yard
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0487
Maintenance depot of the Canal and River Trust for the Birmingham Canal... (more)
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Birmingham Canal at Monmore Green, from the railway
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square SO9297
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Under the M5 viaduct, seen from the railway
by Christopher Hilton
for square SP0089
From a passing train, the view along under the M5 viaduct includes in the middle... (more)
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View from Sheepcote Street bridge. Birmingham City centre
by Gillie Rhodes
geograph for square SP0586
Looking along the Oozells street loop on the Birmingham Canal Navigations.... (more)
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Boats at Icknield Port Yard
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0486
These are mainly working boats of the Canals and River Trust, including a number... (more)
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Rotton Park Junction fingerpost
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0487
Erected by the Birmingham Canal Navigations Society.
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Rough Hills Railway Bridge
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SO9297
Over the Birmingham Canals Navigations Main Line looking towards Wolverhampton.
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Turnover Bridge No.4, Smethwick Junction, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0288
Birmingham Canals Navigation cast plate. See... (more)
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Strange brick object in the canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0487
This is the central pier of the bridge which carried the Harborne branch railway... (more)
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Canal junction, Winson Green, from the railway
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square SP0488
At this point, the old main line of the Birmingham Canal (now the Winson Green... (more)
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Crossing the Soho Loop
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0487
Local train on the former London and North Western Railway main line. The Soho... (more)
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Galton Bridge, Smethwick
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0189
Looking east, with Summit Tunnel beyond. The tunnel was created in the 1970s... (more)
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Galton Bridge, Smethwick
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0189
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Smethwick Top Lock, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0288
The top of the three locks raising the Old Line of the canal from the Birmingham... (more)
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Rotton Park Junction
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0487
The only true 'crossroads' on the UK canal network, created when the... (more)
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Rotton Park Junction Bridge
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0487
Towpath bridge across the entrance to the Icknield Port Loop. Listed Grade II.
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A frozen Soho Loop, Birmingham Canal Navigations, 1969
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SP0587
February 1969 was a very cold month and the canals in Birmingham were frozen... (more)
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Salford Bridge Junction - before the M6
by Martin Tester
geograph for square SP0990
Salford Bridge Junction is the point at which the Grand Union Canal (originally... (more)
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Engine Arm Aqueduct, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0288
General view from the west.
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Engine Arm Aqueduct, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0288
View of the west side from the upper level.
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Smethwick Bottom Lock, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0289
The bottom of the three locks raising the Old Line of the canal from the... (more)
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Smethwick Middle Lock, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0289
The middle of the three locks raising the Old Line of the canal from the... (more)
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Smethwick Middle Lock, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0289
The middle of the three locks raising the Old Line of the canal from the... (more)
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Smethwick Top Lock, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0288
The top of the three locks raising the Old Line of the canal from the Birmingham... (more)
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Gower Branch Canal: fleeting glimpse from the railway
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square SO9891
The railway journey between Birmingham and Wolverhampton provides fleeting... (more)
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Valve house, Edgbaston Reservoir
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0487
An attractive circular building. This is part-way up the dam of the reservoir... (more)
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Valve house, Edgbaston Reservoir
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0487
An attractive circular building. This is part-way up the dam of the reservoir... (more)
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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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Coseley Tunnel - south portal
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SO9493
Seen from within. The tunnel has a double towpath but the one on the far side is... (more)
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Smethwick Top Lock, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0289
Paddle gear showing grooving from tow ropes.
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Smethwick Middle Lock, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0289
Paddle gear on the lower gate. This is the only lock of the three Smethwick... (more)
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Bridge at Smethwick Top Lock, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0288
The typical arch bridge at the lower end of the lock, included in the Listing... (more)
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Smethwick Indexing Station, Birmingham Canal New Main Line
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0288
The now filled in central channel - formerly it was roofed over - was where... (more)
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Smethwick Junction, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0289
Looking east with the two 1828 Horseley Iron Works towpath bridges, Smethwick... (more)
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Turnover Bridge No.4, Smethwick Junction, Birmingham Canal – detail
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0288
Close up of the decorative casting of the arch. See... (more)
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Turnover Bridge No.4, Smethwick Junction, Birmingham Canal – detail
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0288
View of the underside of the arch, showing tow-rope grooves in the cast iron.... (more)
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Turnover Bridge No.4, Smethwick Junction, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0288
Built 1828 as part of Telfoed's improvements. Towpath ramp, southern side.... (more)
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Turnover Bridge No.4, Smethwick Junction, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0288
View of the bridge looking east. One of the Horseley Iron Works bridges erected... (more)
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Smethwick Junction, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0289
The right hand line is the original canal of c.1769 (Old Main Line), to the left... (more)
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Turnover Bridge No.4, Smethwick Junction, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0288
Detail of the arch casting, with foundry name. See... (more)
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French Walls Bridge, Birmingham Canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0388
This originally led into a basin serving the French Walls metal works. The basin... (more)
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Birmingham Canal alongside Soho Foundry
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0388
On the right is the now derelict former Mint Works... (more)
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Dam wall, Edgbaston Reservoir
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0487
The reservoir was created in 1827 by Thomas Telford to supply water to the... (more)
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Birmingham Canal Navigations: Old Turn Junction
by Nigel Cox
geograph for square SP0586
The "roundabout" is at Old Turn Junction, or Deep Cutting Junction as... (more)
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Smethwick New Pumping House
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0188
Built in 1892 to replace the older Boulton and Watt engines at Smethwick and... (more)
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Smethwick Towing Path Bridge
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0289
Seen from the south-side towpath. The pipeline has had a new set of anti-climb... (more)
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Smethwick Towing Path Bridge – southern ramp
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SP0289
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Towpath bridge over the Soho Foundry canal basin entrance
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0388
Almost certainly built when the canal was improved by Telford in 1827. There... (more)
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Towpath bridge over the Soho Foundry canal basin entrance
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0388
Almost certainly built when the canal was improved by Telford in 1827. The arch... (more)
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Brick wall in the middle of the canal
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SP0487
This strange looking construction is the central pier of the bridge that carried... (more)
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