Bordesley Junction
Bordesley Junction | |
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![]() The main line to Warwick through Camp Hill Locks is straight ahead. The bypass to Salford Junction turns under the towpath bridge. | |
Specifications | |
Status | Open |
Navigation authority | Canal & River Trust |
History | |
Date completed | 1844 |
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Bordesley Junction (
History
The Grand Union Canal was formed in 1929 by the amalgamation of eight canal companies.
Congestion on the Farmer's Bridge flight of locks had been a problem since 1793, and had been compounded by the opening of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal, which provided the main link between the Birmingham canals and London.[4] Improvements completed in 1829 to the Birmingham Canal's main line and the opening of the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal in 1835, which brought traffic into the area from and bound for the north west, meant a solution to the congestion was urgently required, and an Act was obtained in 1839 to authorise the Tame Valley Canal. At the same time, the idea of a line from Salford Junction, Erdington/Nechells, Aston to Camp Hill Locks, which had been proposed in 1830, was revived. The Tame Valley obtained a second Act, and the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal obtained its Act on the same day in 1840. Six locks (including a stop lock) were built between Salford Junction and a new junction, Bordesley Junction, at Bordesley, a similar relatively close distance to Birmingham, and the canal and junction opened on 14 February 1844, as did the Tame Valley Canal.[5]
Location
The southern arm is the main line of the Grand Union to London. It ascends through the six Camp Hill Locks, to reach a 10.4-mile (16.7 km) summit level, which ends at the five Knowle Locks.
See also
Bibliography
- Cumberlidge, Jane (2009). Inland Waterways of Great Britain (8th Ed.). Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson. ISBN 978-1-84623-010-3.
- Hadfield, Charles (1970). The Canals of the East Midlands. David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4871-X.
- Hadfield, Charles (1985). The Canals of the West Midlands. David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8644-1.
- Nicholson (2003). Nicholson Guide Vol 3: Birmingham and the Heart of England. Harper Collins.
- Pearson, Michael (1989). Canal Companion - Birmingham Canal Navigations. J. M. Pearson & Associates. ISBN 0-907864-49-X.
References
- ^ Nicholson 2003, p. 97
- ^ Hadfield 1970, pp. 166–167
- ^ Hadfield 1985, pp. 318–321
- ^ Hadfield 1985, pp. 88–89
- ^ Hadfield 1970, pp. 176–178
- ^ a b Cumberlidge 2009, p. 131
- ^ Nicholson 2003, pp. 97, 110