Couldn’t leave the West Mids without a potter on the #BCN The stunning Titford Pump House #Oldbury Grade II listed built in the 1830s to ensure adequate water supply to a flight of 6 locks still functioning (electric) and HQ of the BCN Society.
#canalheritage

I Miss Riding the Cuts My brother gifted me a Diamond Back Ascent in the early 90s, I remember it was ...

I learned freedom riding the Midlands cuts by bike. I still explore cities by bike, on foot, and by car, always chasing that same spark of discovery waiting just around the next corner.

#UrbanExploration #biking #CanalHeritage

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Close up of the building plaque #canalheritage

Just round the corner from Miner St is this wonderful little ‘coal related’ gem the Grade II former Boatman’s Mission built 1900/01 located at #Birchills on the #Walsall branch of the Birmingham Canal to cater for the spiritual and physical wellbeing of the boatmen #canalheritage

The 690 yards long tunnel is 19’ high x 5’ wide. It was worked via 3 construction shafts and blasted through solid route in the early 19th century #canalheritage

Photo of a pair of old lock gates stuck open with the lock chamber beyond, viewed from the former canal bed which is now dry and overgrown.

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Abandoned lock on the original cut of the Grand Union, one of eight built 1800 to cross the River Great Ouse while the embankment that crosses it today (rising ground background left) was being built.
#boatlife
#ukcanals #canalheritage #narrowboat
#KeepCanalsAlive #FundBritainsWaterways

Staying #coal related and the Grade II listed #Earlswood engine house #Solihull #WestMids built in 1821. Pumped water from three reservoirs to the Stratford Canal
#industrialarchaeology #canalheritage

Canal charity launches project to preserve stories of canal restoration and invites public to share memories Canal River Trust, the charity which protects and cares for the nation’s canals, is launching a new heritage project in the West Midlands – and is calling on the public for their help in making it happen. The Trust is collecting first-hand accounts from local canal enthusiasts and volunteers, as part of an exciting oral history initiative, made possible thanks to funds raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

How can preserving our canal stories inspire future generations? Join the Canal & River Trust's heritage project! #CanalHeritage

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