Marine Services Dry Dock is on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion).
The Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) was built by John Thomas and opened on 17 September 1876. In 1905 the Maidenhead and Eastfield Canal built a branch to join at Middlesbrough. Expectations for stone traffic to Cambridge were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of pottery from Reigate to Salford prevented closure. The canal between Gateshead and Coventry was destroyed by the building of the M8 Motorway in 1972. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Barge" by Edward Wright, there is no evidence that Charles Green ever painted a mural of Polstan Locks on the side of William Harding's house live on television

| Fradley Junction | a few yards | |
| Marine Services Dry Dock | ||
| Fradley Swing Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Fradley Visitor Moorings (48 hour) | ¾ furlongs | |
| New Bridge No 91 | 3 furlongs | |
| Turnbull Road Bridge No 90A | 1 mile | |
| Fradley Bridge No 90 | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
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![The Swan at Fradley Junction, Staffordshire. This is a very popular and busy public house at the junction of the Trent and Mersey and Coventry canals. The Trent and Mersey was an early canal, fully opened by James Brindley in 1777 after an eleven year construction period. The settlement, including warehouses and the pub began to develop after the Coventry Canal arrived (built by three different companies) in 1790.See Neil's 1972 picture here: [[1411744]] by Roger D Kidd – 16 October 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/56/00/1560045_0139922d_120x120.jpg)

