Birmingham Canal Navigations (Spon Lane Locks Branch) – Gazetteer

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The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Spon Lane Locks Branch) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. It runs for 3¼ furlongs through 3 locks from Bromford Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line)) to Spon Lane Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Old Main Line)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Notable features of the waterway include Spon Lane Locks

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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Bromford Junction Junction of Spon Lane Locks Branch with BCN Main Line and infilled Parker Branch
Spon Locks Footbridge	¼ furlongs	0 locks
Spon Lane Bottom Lock	½ furlongs	0 locks
Spon Lane Middle Lock	1¾ furlongs	1 lock
Spon Locks Scrapyard Bridge access bridge to scrapyard	2 furlongs	2 locks
Spon Lane Top Lock	2¾ furlongs	2 locks
Spon Lane Junction Junction of Old Main Line and Spon Lane Locks Branch	3¼ furlongs	3 locks

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External websites

Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations: Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about 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 connected to the rest of the English canal system at several junctions.

At its working peak, the BCN contained about 160 miles (257 km) of canals; today just over 100 miles (160 km) are navigable, and the majority of traffic is from tourist and residential narrowboats.

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