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
It was built between 1794 and 1797 as the Ogley Locks Section of the Wyrley and Essington Canal, the right to navigation was extinguished by Act of Parliament in 1954 and much of the canal was subsequently filled in. The restoration route is mostly original, but contains four diversions in order to avoid developments since abandonment. For more information go to the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust web site at http://www.lhcrt.org.uk/
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 publications — 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 publications — Waterway Guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 2 - Severn, Avon & Birmingham
- Pearson's Canal Companion: Stourport Ring; Black Country Canals; Birmingham Canal Navigations
Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:
| 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 Warrenhouse 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 | 6 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Crane Brook Quarry | 7¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Site of Old Sand Wharf | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 9A New Lock |
1 mile and 2½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Boat Inn Pipe Bridge | 1 mile and 2¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Boat Inn Tunnel (western entrance) | 1 mile and 2¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Boat Inn Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 1 mile and 3 furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Site of Old Coal Wharf | 1 mile and 4¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Site of Red Cap Wharf | 1 mile and 5½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 9B New Lock |
1 mile and 6¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| A5 Tunnel (southern entrance) | 1 mile and 7 furlongs | 9 locks | |
| A5 Tunnel (northern entrance) | 1 mile and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Site of Danks Wharf and Cottage 100m. west of canal |
1 mile and 7¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Ogley 2nd. Flight Lock No 10 | 2 miles and 1 furlong | 9 locks | |
| Site of Muckley Corner Bridge Wharf | 2 miles and 1½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Ogley 2nd. Flight Lock No 11 | 2 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Moat Bank Bridge Bridge over the A461 from Muckley Corner to Pipe Hill |
2 miles and 2 furlongs | 11 locks | |
| BCN Cottage 269 | 2 miles and 2 furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Ogley 2nd. Flight Lock No 12 | 2 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Coppice Lane Bridge | 2 miles and 3 furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Pipehill Pumping Station | 2 miles and 5 furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Site of Pipehill Wharf | 2 miles and 6½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Pipehill Bridge | 2 miles and 7 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 3¾ 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 | |
| Site of 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 (Lichfield) | 4 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Claypit Lane Culvert Also known as Fosseway |
4 miles and 3 furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Lock No 19 (Lichfield Canal) New Lock (approx) |
4 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Lock No 20 (Lichfield Canal) New Lock (approx) |
4 miles and 4 furlongs | 19 locks | |
| Lock No 21 (Lichfield Canal) New Lock (approx) |
4 miles and 4½ furlongs | 20 locks | |
| Birmingham Road Tunnel (western entrance) | 4 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 21 locks | |
| Birmingham Road Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 4 miles and 5 furlongs | 21 locks | |
| Birmingham Road Railway Tunnel (western entrance) | 4 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 21 locks | |
| Birmingham Road Railway Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 4 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 21 locks | |
| Baker Way Bridge | 4 miles and 6 furlongs | 21 locks | |
| Lock No 22 (Lichfield Canal) New Lock (approx) |
4 miles and 6½ furlongs | 21 locks | |
| Lock No 22 Turnover Bridge | 4 miles and 6½ furlongs | 22 locks | |
| Axten Avenue Bridge | 4 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 22 locks | |
| Site of Proposed Visitor Moorings | 4 miles and 7 furlongs | 22 locks | |
| Pinch Point Winding Hole | 4 miles and 7½ furlongs | 22 locks | |
| Site of Entrance to St. John's Wharf and Basin | 4 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 22 locks | |
| Lock No 23 (Lichfield Canal) New Lock |
5 miles | 22 locks | |
| Lock No 23 Turnover Bridge | 5 miles | 23 locks | |
| Site of St. John's Wharf | 5 miles and ¼ furlongs | 23 locks | |
| St. Johns Bridge (London Road) | 5 miles and ¼ furlongs | 23 locks | |
| Gallows Wharf | 5 miles and ½ furlongs | 23 locks | |
| Site of proposed Buck's Footbridge Named after Peter Buck, construction engineer for LHCRT, and his wife Jeanne. |
5 miles and 1½ furlongs | 23 locks | |
| Lock No 24 (Lichfield Canal) New Lock |
5 miles and 2½ furlongs | 23 locks | |
| Site of new Cricket Lane Bridge | 5 miles and 3 furlongs | 24 locks | |
| Cricket Lane Winding Hole | 5 miles and 3 furlongs | 24 locks | |
| BCN Cottage 265 The cottage is now a private residence |
5 miles and 3½ furlongs | 24 locks | |
| Site of Tamworth Road Wharf | 5 miles and 3½ 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 4¼ furlongs | 24 locks | |
| Lock No 26 (Lichfield Canal) | 5 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 25 locks | |
| Bobbie's Bend In memory of long-time LHCRT supporter Bobbie Battisson |
5 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 26 locks | |
| A38 Narrows | 5 miles and 6 furlongs | 26 locks | |
| Tamworth Road Tunnel (southern entrance) | 5 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 26 locks | |
| Tamworth Road Tunnel (northern entrance) | 5 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 26 locks | |
| Lock No 27/28 (Lichfield Canal) New Lock |
5 miles and 7 furlongs | 26 locks | |
| A38 Tunnel (northwestern entrance) | 5 miles and 7½ furlongs | 28 locks | |
| A38 Tunnel (southeastern entrance) | 5 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 28 locks | |
| Lock No 29 (Lichfield Canal) New Lock |
6 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 28 locks | |
| Site of Paper Mill Wharf | 6 miles and 2 furlongs | 29 locks | |
| Darnford Lane Bridge | 6 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 29 locks | |
| Darnford Lift Bridge A redundant bridge from the Peak Forest Canal |
6 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 29 locks | |
| Site of Canalside Cottage BCN 264 | 6 miles and 6 furlongs | 29 locks | |
| Lock No 30 (Lichfield Canal) | 6 miles and 6 furlongs | 29 locks | |
| Cappers Lane Bridge New bridge due to re-routing of canal because of HS2 |
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 Junction of the Lichfield Canal with the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) |
7 miles and 2½ furlongs | 30 locks |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
- LHCRT Home Page — associated with this page
- Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust Web Site
- LHCRT News Jan 20th 2018 — associated with Ogley 1st. Flight Lock No 1
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