Swan Bridge Winding Hole is on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal - Un-navigable) near to Halton Locks.
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal - Un-navigable) were drawn up by Thomas Dadford in 1782 but problems with Longcorn Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Barbury never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 1972 the canal became famous when Henry Jones swam through Sunderland Tunnel in 17 minutes to raise money for Children in Need.

You can wind here.
| Ryders Green Junction | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Phoenix Street Pipe Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Hadley Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Swan Bridge (Swan Village) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Swan Bridge Winding Hole | ||
| Swan Bridge Terminus (western end) | ¼ furlongs | |
Amenities here
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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![Ryder's Green Junction. This is a part of the canal network that relatively few boaters ever reach. To the right the Wednesbury Old Canal continues a short distance to the modern end of navigation at Swan Village; nowadays it is often referred to as the Ridgacre (or Ridgeacre) Branch although this is historically inaccurate. A short distance beyond this junction the branch was found to be completely choked with weed and impassable (see [[4309096]]). To the left is the start of the Walsall Canal which immediately descends through the eight Ryder's Green Locks; mooring posts for boats waiting to enter the locks can be seen on the left of the picture. The brickwork is what remains of a turnover bridge which would have allowed a horse drawn boat to proceed along the Wednesbury Old Canal without detaching the tow rope. by Stephen McKay – 09 January 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/31/62/4316231_b8e76ad7_120x120.jpg)