Bumble Hole Branch Canal
The present-day Bumble Hole Branch Canal is the remnant of a looped part of the original Dudley No. 2 Canal in Netherton. It lies on the border of Dudley's part of Worcestershire detached in Staffordshire. It was rendered redundant on the opening of the Netherton Tunnel in 1858 when the loop was bypassed by a new cut, in line with the new tunnel. The Bumble Hole itself is a water-filled clay pit in the centre of the loop. Part of the bypassed canal loop, which surrounds Bumble Hole, is now in-filled giving access to the pool of Bumble Hole. An area next to the Bumble Hole and Dudley canals is the Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve.[1][2]
Cobb's Engine House
Between Windmill End Junction and the tunnel portal stands Cobb's Engine House, built in 1831 to pump water from coal mines into the canal.
Bumble Hole railway
The Bumble Hole railway used to cross the canal near Windmill End Junction, but was dismantled in 1969.
Features
- Netherton Tunnel south portal: 52°29’36"N, 2°4’9"W; SO953884
- Cobb's Engine House: 52°29’34"N, 2°4’8"W; SO953883
- Windmill End Junction: 52°29’30"N, 2°4’13"W; SO952882
- Bumble Hole pool: 52°29’28"N, 2°4’24"W; SO950881
- Bumble Hole Branch (junction): 52°29’24"N, 2°4’21"W; SO950880
References
- ↑ "Bumble Hole". Natural England. http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=bumble&ID=79. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Map of Bumble Hole". Natural England. http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271008818%27. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
Further reading
- Pearson, Michael (1989). Canal Companion - Birmingham Canal Navigations. J. M. Pearson & Associates. ISBN 0-907864-49-X.
- Perrott, David; Mosse, Jonathan (2006). Nicholson Waterways Guide 2 - Severn, Avon & Birmingham. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-721110-4.
- Palmer, Marilyn; Neaverson, Peter (1994). Industry in the Landscape, 1700-1900. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-11206-0.
Outside links
| 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 | |