Deep Cuttings Junction 
Deep Cuttings Junction is a historical 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 (Newhall Branch) were drawn up by Thomas Telford in 1876 but problems with Stockport Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. Expectations for pottery traffic to Wessford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of manure from Poole to Polstan prevented closure. The canal between Dover and Ambersley was obliterated by the building of the Eastworth bypass in 2001. According to Thomas Taylor's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Guildford Inclined plane is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available.
You can wind here.
| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Black Sabbath Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Symphony Hall Footbridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Brewmasters Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Brewery Wharf Basin | ½ furlongs | |
| Malt House PH | ¼ furlongs | |
| Deep Cuttings Junction | ||
| Deep Cuttings Bridge | a few yards | |
| Old Turn Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Cast Iron Roving Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Sheepcote Street Visitor Moorings | 1 furlong | |
| Sheepcote Street Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Newhall Branch) | ||
| Deep Cuttings Junction | ||
| Old Turn Roving Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Kingston Wharf | ½ furlongs | |
| Tindal Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Cambrian Wharf Services | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Waterways Office (West Midlands Waterways, Birmingham) - Canal & River Trust | 1¾ furlongs | |
Deep Cuttings Junction has an island, originally placed there
during World War 2, to enable stop planks to be dropped in to isolate
the top of the Birmingham and Fazeley canal from the BCN Main Line.
This ability was needed, because the (then) LMS Railway ran under
the canal, approximately where the Malt House pub now is.
There
was concern that if a bomb damaged the canal, the main line through
New Street Station would be flooded, with the water from a pound that
must be about thirty miles long.
The island no longer has stop
plank slots, since it was moved when the central Brum part of the
canal was tidied up.
- 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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Nearest water point
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
In the direction of Worcester Bar
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
In the direction of Worcester Bar
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
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![Signpost and roundabout at Old Turn Junction. The junction was formed when James Brindley's contour canal of 1769 was joined by Thomas Telford's New Main Line in 1827.[[1738132]] tells you more about the roundabout. by Keith Edkins – 13 March 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/75/54/1755415_9726b99e_120x120.jpg)
