Thursday, October 30, 2014

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Less mud more tarmac

The towpath upgrade of the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal in Erdington continues.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Towpath upgrade

Work on upgrading the towpath on the Birmingham & Fazeley canal in Birches Green.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Both Ends (4) : Coventry Canal

The Coventry Canal is a 38 mile canal that stretches from Fradley Junction near Lichfield where it is connected to the Trent & Mersey Canal.
As you might imagine the other end of the canal is in Coventry, and indeed the canal terminates here though before that there are connections to the Lichfield (originally the Wyrley & Essington), Ashby, Birmingham & Fazeley and Oxford canals.

One complication with the Coventry Canal is that while in reality it is a continuous stretch of waterway some maps treat it as two separate sections connected by part of the Birmingham & Fazeley. This confusion dates from the days of private ownership of the canals, but now the canals are all owned by British Waterways the canal should really be treated as it physically is.

Friday, October 10, 2014

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Signposts (5) : Coventry Basin

From the terminus of the Coventry Canal you can head off to these destinations among others.

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Thursday, October 2, 2014