Hockley Port Interchange Basins 
The Act of Parliament for the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham Heath, or Soho, Branch) was passed on 17 September 1835 the same day as that of The Anderton Lift. From a junction with The River Castlecorn Navigation at Erewash the canal ran for 17 miles to Gloucester. Expectations for manure traffic to Barton were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of coal from Birmingham to Oldhampton prevented closure. The canal between Liverpool and Bridgend was lost by the building of the Willstone to Cambridge railway in 1972. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Perseverence" by George Green, there is no evidence that Charles Yates ever made a model of Amberscester Aqueduct out of matchsticks live on television

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring). Visitor Moorings on the right hand side as you enter the arm with space for 2 boats. No access to the outside world unless you want to climb over a high steel railing. Sanitary station at the far end but access only by boat, not foot.
You can wind here.
| Hockley Port Interchange Basins | ||
| Hockley Port Junction Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Hockley Port Junction | 3 furlongs | |
Amenities here
There is a dry dock here operated by Sherborne Wharf.
These were originally railway interchange basins with a unique wagon lift by All Saints Road which brought wagons ultra from the railway to the canal level. The stables are still existing.
- 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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![Bridge over the Soho Branch, Birmingham Canal Navigation. This is the junction of the Soho Loop (see [[[7155028]]], also Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soho_Loop ) and the Hockley Port Basin, crossed here by a bridge carrying the towpath. We are looking southeast towards Birmingham. The basin is the surviving section of the Soho Branch of the canal, which was built to serve Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory, famous for its pioneering use of James Watt's improved steam engine, first installed in 1782 (see Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soho_Manufactory ). For more on Boulton, Watt, the Lunar Society and their involvement in canal building, see Jenny Uglow, The Lunar Men, Faber & Faber, 2002. by A J Paxton – 23 March 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/15/50/7155083_a5f711f6_120x120.jpg)


![The Western Road bridge. The bridge carries Western Road across the Soho Loop of the Old Main Line canal. The red panel in the parapet is a firefighters' access port to allow them to use canal water for fire extinguishing, and exists on other bridges in the centre of Birmingham [[3160919]] & [[3144815]] by Richard Law – 18 June 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/54/43/4544376_0057f8d6_120x120.jpg)

















