Where I am

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Ha, he was was he,

right, I’ll stick with me original instinct for the BCN then,

and have another look but I can’t seem to make it fit the Walsall area,

 

[Ogwr]

Protest cruise in the ,60s to Hednesford basin by the Staffs and Worcs canal Ssciety

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

https://www.lhcrt.org.uk/gallery3a.htm
 

[Rob-M]

23 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

https://www.lhcrt.org.uk/gallery3a.htm
 

Did you finally do a Google image search.

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

3 hours ago, Rob-M said:

Did you finally do a Google image search.

No,

from reading Ogwr’s post I simply googled Hednesford canal/basin and found that site,

 

full points go to Ogwr for getting it 👍

 

 

Edited December 14, 2023 by beerbeerbeerbeerbeer

[Ogwr]

Remember seeing the picture in W.W, I think

[Heartland]

Yes it was the protest cruise, one that did nae good however.

 

The view is at Norton Canes near Conduit No 3 where  J K Jerome's father was manager, The view shows the Norton Branch crossing which the LNWR and LMS would have raised to compensate for mining subsidence associated with No 3 and No 4 pits. The main basin for Conduit No 3 had access on the far side of the railway bridge, but there was also another basin whose entrance is seen on the left. The L& H Trust site mentions possible subsidence affecting the height of the side bridge there,

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

31 minutes ago, Heartland said:

J K Jerome's father was manager,

nice clue, glad you explained it

[Jonny P]

48 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

nice clue, glad you explained it

Me too. I realised once the answer was known it wasn’t directly related to JKJ’s birthplace.

 

1 hour ago, Heartland said:

Yes it was the protest cruise, one that did nae good however.

 

The view is at Norton Canes near Conduit No 3 where  J K Jerome's father was manager, The view shows the Norton Branch crossing which the LNWR and LMS would have raised to compensate for mining subsidence associated with No 3 and No 4 pits. The main basin for Conduit No 3 had access on the far side of the railway bridge, but there was also another basin whose entrance is seen on the left. The L& H Trust site mentions possible subsidence affecting the height of the side bridge there,

 

Where did the Norton branch run to and from?

[GilesMorris]

On 13/12/2023 at 06:47, Heartland said:

And now another question. Where could this be ?

 

There is a railway bridge, basin, sunken boats and the clue is "Three Men in a Boat"

 

And something to stimulate the grey cells of Goliath!

 

 

That boat just emerging from the bridge looks like Malaya, which just a few years later lived at Deptmore Lock near Stafford. There was a recent-ish article in Waterways World covering a restoration and updating of Malaya. I saw it a few times in the Olden Days and it was gorgeous.

[Heartland]

The Norton Branch was an extended basin where the Norton Springs Tramway terminated. This was a BCN owned tramway that went towards Five Ways. The route was taken by the London & North Western new branch railway to Coppice Colliery.

 

Now another BCN question, Walking along canals where railway sidings were close by the fencing could be wood.

 

 

[Derek R.]

Re-used railway sleepers. Many a line-side coal yard had staithes made from railway sleepers, as were some small houses and sheds in the Highlands.

[Heartland]

This was an area of the BCN which may be considered an important crossroads for canals and railways and the buildings shown are proof of that !

[Heartland]

This was an area where once one could nip to the Soap Works, or later attend a mission. There were iron works and foundries, This spot was north of an iron bridge and canal boats interchanged traffic with the railway.

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Are we back at Tipton?

Tipton had everything you mention in the clue.
 

where exactly I don’t know yet,

I’ll have a closer look. 
 

must be somewhere in the vicinity of  Caggys Yard?

or by Factory Junction ?

Edited December 18, 2023 by beerbeerbeerbeerbeer

[Heartland]

Yes "nip to" is an anagram of TIPTON now you have to work out "Proof" and may be follow the chain of thought.

The nearby pub is said to be a rock pub playing anything from Abba to ZZ top. The beer used to be good too.

Edited December 18, 2023 by Heartland

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Got it 👍

we’re just North of Factory Bridge. 
there was a Proving House by the railway interchange 

 

 

Edited December 18, 2023 by beerbeerbeerbeerbeer

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

This is a short thread with some interesting comments/pointers for the area

Now I know why it’s called Factory Jn.

 

I don’t know how to link to threads, would someone be kind enough to create a link please? Thanks👍

 

Kier's Soap Works, Tipton

 

Edited December 18, 2023 by beerbeerbeerbeerbeer

[David Mack]

23 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

I don’t know how to link to threads,

Just copy the url of the thread you want to link to and paste it in your post. The forum software will do the rest.

Edited December 18, 2023 by David Mack
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[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

 

[Heartland]

Yes well done the grey cells are definitely stimulated - is it Banks or Holdens?

 

The proof house is seen before demolition and the railway (Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton) is seen behind. That railway was disused although there was a short section of track that served a wagon works at that time, but now gone.

 

Now another Question these canal side buildings may be easy to identify they were near Sleck Hillock.

 

 

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Have you just led me on an historic pub crawl through Old Hill, Cradley Heath, down to the canal at Smiths Bridge Cradley?

[Heartland]

Sadly the pub near this spot has gone. It was a must visit canal side location with a coal fire in the winter.

 

Another clue this image was nearby by, by George

 

 

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

I weren’t far off then 😃?

 

that’s obviously Gosty/Gorsty tunnel

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

George was the tunnel tug,

with a propeller at either end,

introduced in 1913 and used til the 1930’s. 
it was kept in that there shed on the left. 
 

is that George pulling the boats through ?