A BCN starter for 10

[Heartland]

It is on the BCN and yes there is a canal on the left

Clues

(1) named after a coal master whose brother was a canal carrier

(2) It passed close to a water powered slitting mill and later forge

(3) The view is looking down the towpath by the brickwork

(4) The road on the right crossed a railway on the level

(5) In common with other parts of the BCN the waterway served ironworks, collieries, brickworks, a timber yard and a flour mill

 

[IanM]

Pensnett Canal?

[IanM]

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Wild wild guess and I know I’m wrong but to get the ball rolling: Where the Tame Valley meets the Rushall? I should know the junction but can’t remember. 

 

Edited May 25, 2022 by Goliath

[Rob-M]

17 minutes ago, Goliath said:

Wild wild guess and I know I’m wrong but to get the ball rolling: Where the Tame Valley meets the Rushall? I should know the junction but can’t remember. 

 

Newton Junction.

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

On 19/05/2022 at 17:19, IanM said:

Pensnett Canal?

I’d never heard of that.

Just Googled it.

Seems to fit all clues 👍

 

I want to know the answer, where’s Heartland to? 🙂

[IanM]

2 hours ago, Goliath said:

I’d never heard of that.

Just Googled it.

Seems to fit all clues 👍

 

I want to know the answer, where’s Heartland to? 🙂

 

I'd actually been following it on an old map earlier on that day

[Chris Lowe]

Walsall canal Danks branch

 

Very similar picture on @Capt Ahab Captain Ahabs website.

 

Edited May 26, 2022 by buccaneer66

[Jen-in-Wellies]

15 minutes ago, buccaneer66 said:

Walsall canal Danks branch

 

Very similar picture on Captain Ahabs website.

 

The shopping trolley confirms it is/was definitely a canal. 😀

[Heartland]

Well Done

 

Buccaneer

 

It is the junction of the Danks Branch with the Walsall Canal, much of the rest seems to have been lost

 

[Rob-M]

@Capt Ahab blog referenced above can be found at https://captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.com/2010/03/danks-branch-canal-south-bcn.html?m=1

[Heartland]

Yes Captain Ahab provides useful information about the lost aspects of the BCN.

Parts of the Danks Branch seem to have been covered by a road now DANKS WAY which presentley provides access to one of the Midland Metro construction depots where COLAS RAIL trucks are based making the bed for the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Extension