The Birmingham Canal Navigations

A Collection of Photographs taken by Tony Clayton in the 1970's

4 - Branches of the BCN

3 - The Southern BCN and Stourbridge Canal <<-- : -->> 1 - BCN Main Line

Gower Branch

Towpath bridge over entrance to Brades Hall Farm Basin just below Brades Bottom Lock, 1974

Matty boat and butty leaving Brades Bottom Lock, 1972

Matty boat and butty leaving Brades Bottom Lock, 1972

Matty boat and butty heading towards the New Main Line, 1972 The towpath bridge illustrated above can just be seen on the right

Early morning mist, ascending Brades Bottom Lock, 1975

Ascending the lower half of Brades Staircase Locks, 1973

Ascending Brades Staircase Locks, the only staircase pair on the BCN, 1973

Anson Branch

At the end of the Anson Branch under the M6, 1974 It seems likely that we may well have been the last boat to reach this point before the branch was closed off.

Titford Canal

The M5 motorway crossing the Portway Branch, 1974

Under the motorway, Titford Pools, Portway Branch, 1975

Descending Oldbury Locks, 1975

Ascending Oldbury Locks in the rain, June 1974

Oldbury Junction, 1972 The Titford Branch runs off to the right

The Engine Arm

Crossing Telford Aqueduct, 1977

Telford Aqueduct, 1977

The end of the Engine Arm, 1977

The Soho Loop

On the Soho Loop, approaching the junction with the Soho Branch, 1974

The Soho Branch

The closed Lodge Road Bridge at the then end of the Soho Branch, 1974

The Icknield Port Loop

BWB Yard and dam of Rotton Park Reservoir, 1974

The Oozell's Street Branch

Sheepcote Street Bridge, 1974 Note the lack of towpath

The Birmingham Canal Navigations

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