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In 1769 the BCN was opened to traffic along this stretch of waterway

And yes it was a waterway this view is looking along the towpath with the navigation on the left.

It is a bit difficult to get a boat here, but if restored maybe Rivet 5000 might have a chance

Not there is a chance of it ever getting restored, but may be the towpath could become a walkway and cycle way!

The view is looking towards a side bridge and basin that once served a blast furnace and on the opposite side was once a tar works

Any idea which branch of the BCN this is ?

 

 

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Yes

 

Nature has reclaimed what was there as it is claiming back disused railways.

 

This is on the section at Goldshill and parts nearby have been used for housing but this part leading to Brickhouse Lane has become covered by vegetation over time.

 

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36 minutes ago, PD1964 said:

Another waste of space thread. What is it? No chance of ever being a canal again, just like wolves and bears won’t  rome the woods again 🐺 🐻


I believe wolves actually do in the Italian countryside - the Apennine wolf. But you are correct - probably not in the capital 😉

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49 minutes ago, PD1964 said:

Another waste of space thread. What is it? No chance of ever being a canal again, just like wolves and bears won’t  rome the woods again 🐺 🐻

 

Calm down!

 

Just back from the pub, eh?

 

 

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There is no chance of a canal being there again because of the bridge height across the canal where the Black Country Route crossed it. The only hope may be a drop lock. What is left of the canal in water is being reclaimed by nature also. 

 

But there is still opportunity for restoring the towpath, possibly, to record the heritage aspect that this was the first canal section on the BCN to open.

 

Again unlikely, but then developers move in ways that might see a future change. 

 

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I will look at "where I am" next time, but for the present continue on the theme relating to the BCN. Whilst Goldshill and the other section near Hill Top may be lost to the boater or the walker. There is an exciting project of putting a canal where there was not one before. Any ideas

 

 

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57 minutes ago, Heartland said:

I will look at "where I am" next time, but for the present continue on the theme relating to the BCN. Whilst Goldshill and the other section near Hill Top may be lost to the boater or the walker. There is an exciting project of putting a canal where there was not one before. Any ideas

 

 

Bypass drone 1_0107_19-10-2021.jpg

Taking the photo credit from the Lichfield and Hatherton canals restoration trust website it would be...

 

New southern bypass -  new canal section , St.Johns Reach  and new estate, St. Johns Grange.
Photo: Colin Ablitt

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On 10/06/2022 at 15:46, Heartland said:

In 1769 the BCN was opened to traffic along this stretch of waterway

And yes it was a waterway this view is looking along the towpath with the navigation on the left.

It is a bit difficult to get a boat here, but if restored maybe Rivet 5000 might have a chance

Not there is a chance of it ever getting restored, but may be the towpath could become a walkway and cycle way!

The view is looking towards a side bridge and basin that once served a blast furnace and on the opposite side was once a tar works

Any idea which branch of the BCN this is ?

 

 

BCN1769.jpg

Was this near Ryders Green tar works

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Ryders Green Tar Works was at the junction between the old canal (Balls Hill) branch and the Walsall Canal Ryders Green Locks. The tar works further along the Balls Hill Branch (old main line) was close and opposite to the basin that served John Bagnall & Sons Goldshill Furnaces

 

The 25 in o/s first series shows the location but the distillery had gone by 1900

 

In fact John Bethell & Co were in receivership from March 1886 and the works were offered for sale in January 1887. They were tar distillers and creosoters of timber with a long term lease of the land from the Birminghan Coal Company.

 

 

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