Sandy Turn
Sandy Turn is a complicated 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.

Mooring here is tolerable (it's just about possible if really necessary). There are no moorings on the loop, other than private ones (on the inside) and Canal and River Trust moorings, under the shadow of Rotten Park reservoir.
You can wind here.
| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Street Bridge | 4½ furlongs | |
| Ladywood Wharf | 4 furlongs | |
| Ledsam Street Works Basin | 2½ furlongs | |
| Monument Lane Basin | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Monument Road Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Sandy Turn | ||
| Rotton Park Junction | ¾ furlongs | |
| Rotton Park Towpath Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Site of Harborne Branch Railway Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Lee Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Winson Green Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Icknield Port Road Wharf Loop) | ||
| Sandy Turn | ||
| Rotton Park Corporation Wharf | 1½ furlongs | |
| Osier Street Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Rotton Park Feeder | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Icknield Pipe Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Icknield Wharf | 3 furlongs | |
- 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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![Demolition of former Belliss and Morcom works, Icknield Square. Belliss and Morcom were once famous for the manufacture of steam generating engines which were exported worldwide.They operated from three sites all close to one another in this part of Birmingham - their original Ledsam Street works the rear of which can be seen in [[[2048851]]]; a site at Icknield Square (the main building in the centre of this photo and also seen in [[[1759409]]] and [[[791467]]]); and on the other side of the Icknield Port Loop, a site fronting Rotton Park Street, seen on the right of this photo.The Rotton Park Street works (also seen in [[[703230]]]), were built c1902, closed in 1992 and were demolished in 2005. The site is still vacant. The Icknield Square works were built in 1899, and this photo shows their demolition in June 2010.Further details of Belliss & Morcom can be found at http://tractors.wikia.com/wiki/Belliss_and_Morcom by John Brightley – 18 June 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/04/56/2045674_1879123f_120x120.jpg)


















![More new housing at Port Loop. For more on the Port Loop development, which nestles in the 'island' surrounded by the Icknield Port Loop meander of the 18th century Birmingham Canal and Thomas Telford's 1820s straightened version, see here [[[7155414]]]. This photo was taken from the canal bridge where Telford's towpath on the south side of the improved canal crosses the southern end of the loop. by A J Paxton – 02 April 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/16/06/7160694_2892b5a8_120x120.jpg)


