Wednesbury Old Canal
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Wednesbury Old Canal is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) in the English West Midlands. It opened in 1769, and although parts of it were abandoned in 1955 and 1960, the section between Pudding Green Junction and Ryder's Green Junction is navigable, as it provides a link to the Walsall Canal. A short stub beyond Ryder's Green Junction is connected to the network but difficult to navigate.
Pudding Green Junction. The Wednesbury Old Canal leads under the bridge from the BCN Main Line, which runs left and right
The remains of the canal east of Ryders Green Junction
The barely navigable remains of the canal viewed from the same point in the opposite direction
Birmingham Canal Navigations
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Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country. The BCN is connected to the rest of the English canal system at several junctions. It was owned and operated by the Birmingham Canal Navigation Company from 1767 to 1948.
The start of the Birmingham Canal at Gas Street Basin, central Birmingham
Bridge over Birmingham Canal Old Main Line in Birmingham City Centre
Birmingham Canal Company offices fronting Paradise Street. They backed onto the Old Wharf terminus.
New Smethwick Pumping Station