20 atmospheric pictures that capture the Golden Age of Birmingham's waterways.

[Nunovyrbizz]

May be of interest;

 

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/birmingham-canals-old-photos-waterways-6875376

[David Schweizer]

Hopefully this is a live link:-

 

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/gallery/20-atmospheric-pictures-capture-golden-6863179

[pearley]

Number 20 is captioned wrongly. 

[john6767]

36 minutes ago, pearley said:

Number 20 is captioned wrongly. 

Yes it is.  That is quite a common picture that you see, it is a fantastic photo given what it is like now.  Old Turn Junction in the distance with Arena Birmingham (NIA) past it, ICC on the right and Brindley Place on the left.

 

A bit strange to have phots of Droitwich and Hatton there as well.

[X Alan W]

Not sure but think #12 is 1967/8 when the gas lines were being layed & the guys driving the piles by the wall "did a whoopsie" & we had a drained stretch

[Heartland]

No 12  Is an interesting view of Camp Hill Locks looking up to the top lock

 

The view captioned Gas Street, is not there but at the end of the Newhall Branch-  this was a serous breach of 1901

[David Mack]

52 minutes ago, Heartland said:

No 12  Is an interesting view of Camp Hill Locks looking up to the top lock

 

And a view that can't be recreated today (even though a dry pound can be).

[john6767]

Is picture 1 where I think it is?  https://goo.gl/maps/ojmphtweuD82 If so not much changed, still full of boats, although the buildings are a bit different.

[Heartland]

The view of the old cottages is also of interest.

 

The wording on the walls of the buildings at the end of the street mentions Shropshire Union. To have this view I believe the photograher is looking down the Crescent towards the Shropshire Union Depot that was on both the Gibsons Arm and the Newhall Branch.

 

With regards to the wording Shropshire Union Railways, the plural of the word Railway appears to be reference to the fact that the Shropshire Union in addition to the railway from Shrewsbury to Stafford had the Pontcysyllte Railway !

 

Edited June 10, 2018 by Heartland