Aston Junction
Aston Junction is a notorious waterways junction.
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on January 1 1816. The canal joined the sea near Bournemouth. Expectations for stone traffic to Barton were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Wakefield kept it open. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1955 when St Helens Aqueduct collapsed. In his autobiography Arthur Clarke writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Digbeth Branch) were drawn up by Oliver Smith in 1816 but problems with Portsmouth Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Sheffield. Expectations for coal traffic to Blackburn never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at St Helens kept it open. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Digbeth Branch) was closed in 1905 when Prescroft Cutting collapsed. In his autobiography Peter Harding writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

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| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth Middleway Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Aston Lock No 15 | ½ furlongs | |
| Aston Top Lock Turnover Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Aston Top Lock No 14 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Aston Roving Bridge | a few yards | |
| Aston Junction | ||
| Aston Road Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Pritchett Street Works Basin | 1 furlong | |
| Site of Birmingham (Brass) Works Basin | 1¼ furlongs | |
| City and St Stephen's Wharf Arms (Infilled) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Corporation Wharf and Basin | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Digbeth Branch) | ||
| Aston Junction | ||
| Former Coldfield Iron Works Basin | ¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Former Brass Foundry Basin | ¼ furlongs | |
| Love Lane Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Lister Street Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Dartmouth Street Basin | 1½ 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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In the direction of Bordesley Basin
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
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In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
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In the direction of Bordesley Basin
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Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Bordesley Basin
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Bordesley Basin
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
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Wikipedia has a page about Aston Junction
Aston Junction (grid reference SP076881) is the name of the canal junction where the Digbeth Branch Canal terminates and meets the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal near to Aston, Birmingham, England.






























