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The
Cannock Extension canal was opened in 1863 and is about 5 miles
in length and was the last narrow gauge canal to be built.This
canal is lockless and now terminates along side the A5 (Watling
Street) at Norton Canes. Read On |
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The
Titford Canal is a rather obscure waterway that could
easily be ignored as you pass by, but if you get the opportunity,
give it a chance and explore, it really is a very interesting
little backwater.Read
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'President' is an ex FMC steam narrow boat, and is now owned by the Black Country Living Museum at Dudley Built in 1909 at a cost of £600 in Fellows, Morton and Clayton's company dock at Saltley, Birmingham.Read on |
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Discover a fascinating world when you visit this urban heritage park in the shadow of Dudley Castle at the heart of the Black Country. Read on
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Norton Junction sees the beginning of the Stratford upon
Avon canal where it leaves the Worcester and Birmingham. At the foot
of the junction is a rather attractive canal cottage which is still
lived in and well maintained. This building is one of a few that align
this stretch of water, all of them I should imagine could recall a
few stories of days gone.Read On |
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This part of the Dudley No.2 canal was constructed between 1793 and 1798 and linked to the Worcester and Birmingham canal at Selly Oak. Sadly It now terminates at Hawne Basin 21/2 miles away. Not far from this basin was once the site of the 3795 yard long Lappal tunnel which suffered a roof callapse and resulted in the closure of the canal. The Lapal Canal Trust have recently erected a sign by the side of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal marking the site of the vanished junction. Windmill End junction was once very busy with boats carrying raw materials in and out of the Black Country. Cobbs Engine bridge, a blue bricked bridge marks the site of a mineral railway which severed the Cobbs pumping engine as well as the collieries which were in abundance in this area.Read On |
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