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The Birmingham Canal Navigation links the three main towns on the "Black
Country Plateau": Wolverhampton, Walsall & Birmingham; with a
fascinating and intricate network of canals.
James Brindley and Samuel Simcock completed the winding cut from Wednesbury
to Birmingham in 1769. When Thomas Telford surveyed it in the 1820's, he
described Brindley's route as "A crooked ditch". |
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Telford made many improvements to the main line and other companies built
their own canals and branches, so that by 1870 the network served most of the
Black Country plateau.
There were 257km of canals, 216 locks and 550 private basins and the
system carried 8.5 million tonnes of goods per annum. |
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Shot on and around the system in 1983, this video production tells, with the help
of maps and archive material, the history of the BCN.
There have been many changes in the area since then, and this history has now
become a historic record in its own right. |
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- Written by Peter Eggleston & Kelvin Lake.
- Running time: 27 mins.
- Digitally re-mastered from original camera tapes
- £12.95 - DVD or VHS
- Price includes worldwide delivery.
"High quality photography with clear maps and graphics."
Waterways
World 1996
Please see the 'Sales' page for purchasing information.
A Compilation featuring the BCN is also
available.
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