Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration))
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. It runs for 7 miles and 2½ furlongs through 30 locks from Ogley Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) and the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Anglesey Branch)) to Huddlesford Junction (where it joins the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion)).
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.
Notable features of the waterway include: David Suchet Aqueduct, Boat Inn Tunnel, A5 Tunnel, Birmingham Road Tunnel, Tamworth Road Tunnel, A38 Tunnel and Railway Tunnel
This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "under restoration"
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant books - waterway maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 38M - Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 38M5 - Lichfield Canal Map (Free Download)
Relevant books - waterway guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 2 - Severn, Avon & Birmingham
- Pearson's Canal Companion: Stourport Ring; Black Country Canals; Birmingham Canal Navigations
Ogley Junction Junction of the Wyrley and Essington and Lichfield Canals with the Anglesey Branch |
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Ogley Junction Towpath Bridge | a few yards | 0 locks | |
Site of Ogley Junction Old Smithy | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Ogley Basin | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 1 | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 2 | 1 furlong | 1 lock | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 3 | 1½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 4 Site of BCN Lock Cottage 270 |
2 furlongs | 3 locks | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 5 | 2¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
Site of Warren House Bridge Demolished or buried. |
2¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 6 | 3¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
Site of Proposed Barracks Lane New Bridge | 3½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 7 Old Lock 7 left in place as narrows. |
4½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Old Lock No 8 Old Lock 8 buried under raised canal |
5¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Lichfield Canal Aqueduct - Western End Aqueduct over the M6 Toll Road |
5½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Lichfield Canal Aqueduct - Eastern End Aqueduct over the M6 Toll Road |
5¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 8 New Lock 8 resited due to M6 Toll Road |
5¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
Crane Brook Culvert | 6¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
Crane Brook Quarry | 1 mile | 7 locks | |
Site of Old Sand Wharf | 1 mile and 2 furlongs | 7 locks | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 9A New Lock |
1 mile and 2¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
Boat Inn Pipe Bridge | 1 mile and 2¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
Boat Inn Tunnel - Western End | 1 mile and 3 furlongs | 8 locks | |
Boat Inn Tunnel - Eastern End | 1 mile and 3¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
Site of Old Coal Wharf | 1 mile and 4½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
Site of Red Cap Wharf | 1 mile and 5¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 9B New Lock |
1 mile and 7 furlongs | 8 locks | |
A5 Tunnel – Southern End | 1 mile and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
A5 Tunnel - Northern End | 1 mile and 7½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
Site of Danks Wharf and Cottage 100m. west of canal |
1 mile and 7½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
Ogley 2nd. Flight Lock No 10 | 2 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
Site of Muckley Corner Bridge Wharf | 2 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
Ogley 2nd. Flight Lock No 11 | 2 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
Moat Bank Bridge Bridge over the A461 from Muckley Corner to Pipe Hill |
2 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
BCN Cottage 269 | 2 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
Ogley 2nd. Flight Lock No 12 | 2 miles and 3 furlongs | 11 locks | |
Coppice Lane Bridge | 2 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
Pipehill Pumping Station | 2 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
Site of Pipehill Wharf | 2 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 12 locks | |
Pipehill Bridge | 2 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
Wall Lane Bridge | 3 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 12 locks | |
Ogley 3rd. Flight Lock No 13 | 3 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
Ogley 3rd. Flight Lock No 14 | 3 miles and 3½ furlongs | 13 locks | |
Ogley 3rd. Flight Lock No 15 | 3 miles and 4 furlongs | 14 locks | |
Ogley 3rd. Flight Lock No 16 | 3 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 15 locks | |
Ogley 3rd. Flight Lock No 17 | 3 miles and 5 furlongs | 16 locks | |
Fosseway Lane Culvert | 3 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 17 locks | |
BCN Cottage 268 Now a private residence |
3 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 17 locks | |
Ogley 3rd. Flight Lock No 18 | 3 miles and 6 furlongs | 17 locks | |
Fosseway Heath Nature Reserve & Wetlands | 4 miles and ¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Railway Winding Hole | 4 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Claypit Lane Culvert Also known as Fosseway |
4 miles and 3 furlongs | 18 locks | |
Lock No 19 New Lock (approx) |
4 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
Lock No 20 New Lock (approx) |
4 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 19 locks | |
Lock No 21 New Lock (approx) |
4 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 20 locks | |
Birmingham Road Tunnel – Western End | 4 miles and 5 furlongs | 21 locks | |
Birmingham Road Tunnel - Eastern End | 4 miles and 5 furlongs | 21 locks | |
Railway Tunnel - Western End | 4 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 21 locks | |
Railway Tunnel - Eastern End | 4 miles and 5½ furlongs | 21 locks | |
Lock No 22 (new) New Lock (approx) |
4 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 21 locks | |
Lock No 22 Turnover Bridge | 4 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 22 locks | |
Site of Proposed Visitor Moorings | 4 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 22 locks | |
Pinch Point Winding Hole | 4 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 22 locks | |
Site of Entrance to St. John's Wharf and Basin | 4 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 22 locks | |
Lock No 23 (new) New Lock |
5 miles and ¼ furlongs | 22 locks | |
Lock No 23 Turnover Bridge | 5 miles and ¼ furlongs | 23 locks | |
St. Johns Bridge (London Road) | 5 miles and ½ furlongs | 23 locks | |
Site of London Road Wharf | 5 miles and ¾ furlongs | 23 locks | |
Site of proposed Willow Court footbridge | 5 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 23 locks | |
Lichfield Canal Lock No 24 (new) New Lock |
5 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 23 locks | |
Cricket Lane Bridge | 5 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 24 locks | |
Cricket Lane Winding Hole | 5 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 24 locks | |
BCN Cottage 265 The cottage is now a private residence |
5 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 24 locks | |
Site of Tamworth Road Wharf | 5 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 24 locks | |
Old Lock No 24 Possibly retained as narrows |
5 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 24 locks | |
Millennium Lock No 25 | 5 miles and 4½ furlongs | 24 locks | |
Lichfield Canal Lock No 26 | 5 miles and 5 furlongs | 25 locks | |
Bobbie's Bend in memory of long-time lhcrt supporter Bobbie Battisson |
5 miles and 6 furlongs | 26 locks | |
A38 Narrows | 5 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 26 locks | |
Tamworth Road Tunnel - Southern End | 5 miles and 6½ furlongs | 26 locks | |
Tamworth Road Tunnel - Northern End | 5 miles and 7 furlongs | 26 locks | |
Lichfield Canal Lock No 27/28 New Lock |
5 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 26 locks | |
A38 Tunnel - Northwestern End | 5 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 28 locks | |
A38 Tunnel - Southeastern End | 6 miles | 28 locks | |
Lichfield Canal Lock No 29 New Lock |
6 miles and 1½ furlongs | 28 locks | |
Site of Paper Mill Wharf | 6 miles and 2½ furlongs | 29 locks | |
Darnford Lane Bridge | 6 miles and 2½ furlongs | 29 locks | |
Darnford Lift Bridge A redundant bridge from the Peak Forest Canal |
6 miles and 5 furlongs | 29 locks | |
Site of Canalside Cottage BCN 264 | 6 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 29 locks | |
Lichfield Canal Lock No 30 | 6 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 29 locks | |
Cappers Lane Bridge | 6 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 30 locks | |
Watery Lane Bridge (Huddlesford) | 7 miles and ½ furlongs | 30 locks | |
LCC Sliding Bridge Lichfield Crusing Club Private Moorings (No Access) |
7 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 30 locks | |
Huddlesford Junction | 7 miles and 2½ furlongs | 30 locks |
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