Heartland Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight cowboy Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 All I can see is 2 poles and dense foliage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted June 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 I think that was a bit too difficult 😃 for me. Give us an easier one please, I do like the “where am I ?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PD1964 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 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 🐺 🐻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroudwater1 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 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 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said: I believe wolves actually do in the Italian countryside - the Apennine wolf. But you are correct - probably not in the Edited June 16, 2022 by Goliath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted June 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 (edited) 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. Edited June 17, 2022 by Heartland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted June 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 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 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted June 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Spot on The Lichfield & Hatherton Trust need to bore a tunnel under the railway and complete the restoration through to the Coventry Canal when that happens boats can reach Lichfield again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lowe Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 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 ? Was this near Ryders Green tar works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted June 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2022 (edited) 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. Edited June 20, 2022 by Heartland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted June 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 As to Goliath a Where I Am question has been posted on the History page ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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