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Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lords Hayes Branch (Under Restoration))

The Act of Parliament for the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lords Hayes Branch (Under Restoration)) was passed on January 1 1835 the same day as that of The Coombe Hill Canal. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Longley to Wesschester canal at Northampton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Thurrock at Coventry caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Salisbury instead. Expectations for manure traffic to Eastcroft never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lords Hayes Branch (Under Restoration)) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Bracknell power station was enough to keep it open. The canal between Ambersington and Bassetlaw was lost by the building of the Derby to Bristol railway in 1990. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by Wrexham parish council.

Information about the waterway

The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lords Hayes Branch (Under Restoration)) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. It runs for 1½ furlongs from Lords Hayes Branch - Hatherton Canal Junction (under restoration) (where it joins the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Hatherton Canal)) to Fishley Junction (under restoration) (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal)).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

The Lords Hayes branch was abandoned in 1930 and was filled in under an Act of 1954.

This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "under restoration"

The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River Trust

Canal & River Trust
Canal & River Trust 0303 040 4040
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/
customer.services@canalrivertrust.org.uk

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Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:

Lords Hayes Branch - Hatherton Canal Junction (under restoration) Junction of the Hatherton Canal and the Lords Hayes Branch (under restoration)
Fishley Bridge No 1	¾ furlongs	0 locks
Fishley Junction (under restoration) Start of the Lords Hayes branch which was just over a mile long and was abandoned in 1954	1½ furlongs	0 locks

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Navigational Notes

External websites

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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[Birmingham Canal Navigations] Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country. The BCN is [Wyrley and Essington Canal] intended Canal". As the act's name suggests, this authorised the construction of the canal from the BCN Main Line of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (which [Hatherton Canal] section was a joint venture with the Birmingham Canal Navigations, and linked Churchbridge to the Cannock Extension Canal by a flight of 13 locks, which were [Bridgewater Canal] However the bill was overthrown in the House of Lords. Competition from the railways and other canals led to a decline in the trading and the profits [S-Plan] Grand Union Canal near Stonebridge Park. In Wednesbury, Staffordshire a bomb exploded on an aqueduct for the Birmingham Canal Navigations. Both devices [Beeston, Nottinghamshire] River Erewash and River Trent. In response, a Beeston Canal was promoted by the Trent Navigation Company in 1794. This stretched from Beeston Cut to Lenton [Battle of Britain] August, when bombs fell on Croydon, Banstead, Lewisham, Uxbridge, Harrow and Hayes. London was on red alert over the night of 28/29 August, with bombs reported [RAF Northolt] the Sopwith 1½ Strutter, built by the Fairey Aviation company, then in Hayes. The Strutter made its first test flight from Northolt in 1916 with Harry [Transport in London] piers. London also has several canals, including the Regent's Canal, which links the Thames to the Grand Union Canal and thus to the waterway network [1951 Birthday Honours] Association. John Spencer Carr, Commercial Manager, EMI Factories Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex. Phyllis Winifred Cassidy, Senior Assistant, Board of Trade.

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