Gas Street Basin (Old Wharf)
Gas Street Basin (Old Wharf) is on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) half a mile from Glasgow.
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.

You can wind here.
| Worcester Bar | ¼ furlongs | |
| Worcester Bar Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Gas Street Basin (Old Wharf) | ||
| Broad Street 'Tunnel' | ¼ furlongs | |
| Black Sabbath Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Symphony Hall Footbridge | 1 furlong | |
| Brewmasters Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Brewery Wharf Basin | 1¾ 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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Nearest water point
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Worcester Bar
In the direction of Aldersley Junction
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
Wikipedia has a page about Gas Street Basin
Gas Street Basin (grid reference SP062866) is a canal basin in the centre of Birmingham, England, where the Worcester and Birmingham Canal meets the BCN Main Line. It is located on Gas Street, off Broad Street, and between the Mailbox and Brindleyplace canal-side developments.






















![Gas Street Basin, Birmingham, 2001. Not a lot of change in the four years up to [[1034990]]. The basin also appears at http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=78000597 . by Derek Harper – 12 May 2001](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/56/83/5568323_5f71ab7c_120x120.jpg)







