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Built under the Birmingham Canal Act 1768 and completed in 1799 the Digbeth Branch of the [[Birmingham Canal Navigations]] took traffic from the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal and the Warwick and Birmingham Canal (now both part of the [[Grand Union Canal]]) towards the [[Worcester and Birmingham Canal]] at the Worcester Bar (Gas Street Basin). | Built under the Birmingham Canal Act 1768 and completed in 1799 the Digbeth Branch of the [[Birmingham Canal Navigations]] took traffic from the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal and the Warwick and Birmingham Canal (now both part of the [[Grand Union Canal]]) towards the [[Worcester and Birmingham Canal]] at the Worcester Bar (Gas Street Basin). | ||
The 1¼ mile long canal has six locks leading down from Aston Junction. It passes through a | The 1¼-mile-long canal has six locks leading down from Aston Junction. It passes through a Grade II listed tunnel at the east of Curzon Street railway station (originally carrying the main lines from it) and under the viaduct of today's eastbound railway line from Birmingham New Street Station. It then originally met the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal at the Warwick Bar stop lock just to the rear of Birmingham Proof House, at which there is a short branch to the Typhoo Basin. The junction is called Digbeth Junction or Proof House Junction. It has a total fall of 40 feet. | ||
All of the canal between Ashted Lock at Jennens Road (formerly the A47) and Great Barr Street (Bordesley) is within the Warwick Bar Conservation Area. | All of the canal between Ashted Lock at Jennens Road (formerly the A47) and Great Barr Street (Bordesley) is within the Warwick Bar Conservation Area. | ||
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|Aston Junction | |Aston Junction | ||
|{{ | |{{wmap|52.49020|-1.88850|zoom=14|name=Aston Junction}} | ||
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|Ashted Lock | |Ashted Lock | ||
|{{wmap|52.48625|-1.88401|zoom=14}} | |{{wmap|52.48625|-1.88401|zoom=14|name=Ashted Lock}} | ||
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|Ashted tunnel North portal | |Ashted tunnel North portal | ||
|{{wmap|52.48187|-1.88191|zoom=14}} | |{{wmap|52.48187|-1.88191|zoom=14|name=Ashted tunnel North portal}} | ||
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|Ashted tunnel South portal | |Ashted tunnel South portal | ||
|{{wmap|52.48080|-1.88295|zoom=14}} | |{{wmap|52.48080|-1.88295|zoom=14|name=Ashted tunnel South portal}} | ||
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|Railway viaduct | |Railway viaduct | ||
|{{wmap|52.48082|-1.88451|zoom=14}} | |{{wmap|52.48082|-1.88451|zoom=14|name=Railway viaduct}} | ||
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|Proof House Junction | |Proof House Junction | ||
|{{wmap|52.48028|-1.88411|zoom=14}} | |{{wmap|52.48028|-1.88411|zoom=14|name=Proof House Junction}} | ||
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|Warwick Bar | |Warwick Bar | ||
|{{wmap|52.47985|-1.88338|zoom=14}} | |{{wmap|52.47985|-1.88338|zoom=14|name=Warwick Bar}} | ||
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|[[River Rea]] | |[[River Rea]] | ||
|{{wmap|52.47897|-1.88192|zoom=14}} | |{{wmap|52.47897|-1.88192|zoom=14|name=River Rea}} | ||
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|Great Barr Street | |Great Barr Street | ||
|{{wmap|52.47783|-1.87996|zoom=14}} | |{{wmap|52.47783|-1.87996|zoom=14|name=Great Barr Street}} | ||
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|Bordesley Junction | |Bordesley Junction | ||
|{{wmap|52.47565|-1.87719|zoom=14}} | |{{wmap|52.47565|-1.87719|zoom=14|name=Bordesley Junction}} | ||
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*[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ELibrary?E_LIBRARY_ID=413&a=1120040757835 Birmingham City Council - Map of Warwick Bar Conservation Area (PDF)] | *[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ELibrary?E_LIBRARY_ID=413&a=1120040757835 Birmingham City Council - Map of Warwick Bar Conservation Area (PDF)] | ||
*[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ELibrary?E_LIBRARY_ID=508 Birmingham City Council - Planning Committee designation of Warwick Bar Conservation Area 1987 (PDF)] | *[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/ELibrary?E_LIBRARY_ID=508 Birmingham City Council - Planning Committee designation of Warwick Bar Conservation Area 1987 (PDF)] | ||
*{{ | *{{NHLE|1075609|Curzon tunnel - grade II}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:11, 19 September 2019
The Digbeth Branch Canal is a short canal in Birmingham, Warwickshire, which links the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal at Aston Junction to the Grand Union Canal at Digbeth Junction in Digbeth (or historically, at the adjacent Warwick Bar).
Built under the Birmingham Canal Act 1768 and completed in 1799 the Digbeth Branch of the Birmingham Canal Navigations took traffic from the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal and the Warwick and Birmingham Canal (now both part of the Grand Union Canal) towards the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at the Worcester Bar (Gas Street Basin).
The 1¼-mile-long canal has six locks leading down from Aston Junction. It passes through a Grade II listed tunnel at the east of Curzon Street railway station (originally carrying the main lines from it) and under the viaduct of today's eastbound railway line from Birmingham New Street Station. It then originally met the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal at the Warwick Bar stop lock just to the rear of Birmingham Proof House, at which there is a short branch to the Typhoo Basin. The junction is called Digbeth Junction or Proof House Junction. It has a total fall of 40 feet.
All of the canal between Ashted Lock at Jennens Road (formerly the A47) and Great Barr Street (Bordesley) is within the Warwick Bar Conservation Area.
Features
| Point | Coordinates |
|---|---|
| Aston Junction | 52°29’25"N, 1°53’19"W |
| Ashted Lock | 52°29’10"N, 1°53’2"W |
| Ashted tunnel North portal | 52°28’55"N, 1°52’55"W |
| Ashted tunnel South portal | 52°28’51"N, 1°52’59"W |
| Railway viaduct | 52°28’51"N, 1°53’4"W |
| Proof House Junction | 52°28’49"N, 1°53’3"W |
| Warwick Bar | 52°28’47"N, 1°53’0"W |
| River Rea | 52°28’44"N, 1°52’55"W |
| Great Barr Street | 52°28’40"N, 1°52’48"W |
| Bordesley Junction | 52°28’32"N, 1°52’38"W |
Outside links
- Birmingham City Council - Map of Warwick Bar Conservation Area (PDF)
- Birmingham City Council - Planning Committee designation of Warwick Bar Conservation Area 1987 (PDF)
- National Heritage List 1075609: Curzon tunnel - grade II
References
- Perrott,David; Mosse,Jonathan (2006). Nicholson Waterways Guide 3 - Birmingham & the Heart of England. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-721111-1.
- Priestley, Joseph (1831). Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways, Throughout Great Britain. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green.
| The Birmingham Canal Navigations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Navigable: |
BCN Main Line • Birmingham and Fazeley Canal • Bumble Hole Branch Canal • Cannock Extension Canal • Digbeth Branch Canal • Dudley Canal • Engine Arm • Gower Branch Canal • Icknield Port Loop • Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal • Rushall Canal • Soho Loop • Spon Lane Locks Branch • Tame Valley Canal • Titford Canal • Walsall Canal • Wednesbury Oak Loop • Wednesbury Old Canal • Wyrley and Essington Canal | |
| Unnavigable: |
Anson Branch • Bentley Canal • Bradley Branch • Lichfield Canal • Ridgacre Branch • Tipton Green and Toll End Canals | |