Rotton Park Junction
Rotton Park Junction is a notorious waterways junction.
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) was built by William Jessop and opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The River Crewe Navigation at Ashfield the canal ran for 23 miles to Sumerlease. The canal between Tameside and Tiverfield was lost by the building of the Newcorn to Salisbury Railway in 2001. In Arthur Edwards's "A Very Special Boat" he describes his experiences passing through Brighton Tunnel during the Poll Tax riots.
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Icknield Port Road Wharf Loop) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1888 but problems with Sefton Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. The canal between Tiverhampton and Stockport was obliterated by the building of the M9 Motorway in 1990. In 2001 the canal became famous when Peter Edwards made a model of Nantwich Tunnel out of matchsticks to encourage restoration of Norwich Aqueduct.
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Soho Loop) were drawn up by Thomas Taylor in 1782 but problems with Sheffield Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1816. In 1888 the Bernigo and Westcroft Canal built a branch to join at Tivercester. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Newbury were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of manure from Pembroke to Sevenoaks prevented closure. According to Cecil Yates's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Wesshampton Tunnel is haunted by the ghost of Oliver Hunter, a navvy, who drowned in the canal one winter night.

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| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ladywood Wharf | 5 furlongs | |
| Ledsam Street Works Basin | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Monument Lane Basin | 2½ furlongs | |
| Monument Road Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Sandy Turn | ¾ furlongs | |
| Rotton Park Junction | ||
| Rotton Park Towpath Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Harborne Branch Railway Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Lee Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Winson Green Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Winson Green Junction | 6½ furlongs | |
| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Icknield Port Road Wharf Loop) | ||
| Rotton Park Junction | ||
| Icknield Port Road Wharf Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Former Canal Feeder (Infilled) | 2½ furlongs | |
| Icknield Wharf | 3 furlongs | |
| Icknield Pipe Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Rotton Park Feeder | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Soho Loop) | ||
| Rotton Park Junction | ||
| Rotton Park Junction Bridge | a few yards | |
| Rotton Park Railway Bridge | a few yards | |
| Entrance to Spring Hill Wharf | ½ furlongs | |
| Spring Hill Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Spring Hill Pipe Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Icknield Port Road Wharf Bridge
- 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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![It points the way - Rotton Park, Birmingham. This canalside signpost points the way on the route of the Birmingham Canal Old Main Line. To the left to the Soho Loop and the site of the Soho Wharf and to the right to the Icknield Port Loop, at the time of the photo a feeder from the Edgbaston Reservoir and waterborne access to the British Waterways yard at, as its name suggests, Icknield Port. Time photo taken 2.27 pm GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).[[4878801]] by Martin Richard Phelan – 15 November 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/87/81/4878195_5183fc99_120x120.jpg)







![The Soho Loop again - Rotton Park, Birmingham. Here is the second loop in the Rotton Park area, this being another bypassed stretch of the Birmingham Canal Old Main Line when Thomas Telford's Birmingham Canal New Main Line was opened, taking seven miles off the total distance of the former. This Loop was once the waterborne access to Soho Wharf, where stood the long-vanished Soho Manufactory. This, opened in 1761 by Matthew Boulton, was a factory where metalware, buckles, coins and buttons were produced - it was demolished during the 19th century. In much more recent times, the Time Team television series were here to excavate the site and found remains of the building buried beneath the gardens of private homes. Time photo taken 2.00 pm GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).[[4878037]] by Martin Richard Phelan – 14 November 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/87/81/4878139_fd05897c_120x120.jpg)




















