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Near Oxford Mills, the towpath of the Ashton Canal climbs over a bridge that... (more)

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This arm of the canal, sometimes known as the Griff Hollows Canal, served the... (more)

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In the 1890s there was a crane near here, by Henry Street car park on the south... (more)

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It's more obviously a canal here, though still abandoned and unnavigable;... (more)

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The towpath of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal bridges the canal arm; the... (more)

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This was a short arm to serve the Thomas Perry works at Bilston and is a branch... (more)

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The water is an abandoned branch of the Rushall Canal, very overgrown here. Note... (more)

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Two bridges over former canal arms. The one on the left carries the name of John... (more)

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This water feature represents a former arm from Gas Street Basin that allowed... (more)

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A short stretch of the former Leawood Arm, close to its junction with the main... (more)

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Looking north from the railway line at Ironville. This branch of the Cromford... (more)

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The New Foundry (on the right) is an important building on several levels. An... (more)

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On the Dudley No 2 Canal, between Bullfield and Dog Lane bridges. New houses are... (more)

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The towpath rises over the entrance to the Delph Brickworks arm. The house is in... (more)

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This marina was formerly part of the Hazelstrine Canal Arm.

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This marina was formerly part of the Hazelstrine Canal Arm.

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A long-closed branch of the Wyrley & Essington Canal.

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On the Daw End Branch of the Wyrley & Essington Canal. The winding hole in... (more)

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The towpath rises over the bridged entrance to the former Whitmores Arm.

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The strip of bog, next to the hedge, is all that's left of the western end... (more)

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This blue-painted lengthsman's or lock-keeper's house is a well-known... (more)

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Once a busy wharf on the opposite bank to the Colonial Pottery [which made... (more)

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My 1983 guidebook lists the Double Pennant Boatyard here. Their services... (more)

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There are two bridges in Carre Street, with the same stylish arrow-headed... (more)

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On the east bank of the Staffs & Worcs canal, and linked to it. In the late... (more)

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The railings give it away - the foreground railings are on the former bridge... (more)

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The Boat Inn is a traditional canal pub with no canal. It was built near the... (more)

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