Birmingham Canal Navigations
The Act of Parliament for the Birmingham Canal Navigations was passed on January 1 1888 despite strong opposition from Nicholas Wright who owned land in the area. "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Cecil Parker describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Kingston-upon-Hull Embankment.
The Birmingham Canal Navigations is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain and is made up of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Cannock Extension Canal), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Anglesey Branch), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Daw End Branch), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Rushall Canal), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Oak Loop), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Oozells Street Loop), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Icknield Port Road Wharf Loop), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Soho Loop), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham Heath, or Soho, Branch), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Old Main Line), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Engine Arm), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Gower Branch), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Spon Lane Locks Branch), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Walsall Junction Canal), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Walsall Canal), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Ridgacre Branch), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Tame Valley Canal), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 1), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bumblehole Branch), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Netherton Tunnel Branch), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Newhall Branch), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lords Hayes Branch (Under Restoration)), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lower Ocker Hill Branch), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal), the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2) and the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration)).
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River Trust
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 2 - Severn, Avon & Birmingham
- Pearson's Canal Companion: Stourport Ring; Black Country Canals; Birmingham Canal Navigations
Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:
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- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with this page
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
Wikipedia has a page about Birmingham Canal Navigations
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.
At its working peak, the BCN contained about 160 miles (257 km) of canals; today just over 100 miles (160 km) are navigable, and the majority of traffic is from tourist and residential narrowboats.
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