Ogley Junction
| Ogley Junction | |
|---|---|
 The towpath bridge over the Lichfield Canal at Ogley Junction | |
| Specifications | |
| Status | Open |
| Navigation authority | Canal and River Trust |
| History | |
| Date completed | 1800 |
Ogley Junction (grid reference SK056060), on the Staffordshire county border near Brownhills, West Midlands, England, is a historic canal junction on the Wyrley and Essington Canal where the Anglesey Branch left the main line (which led to the Coventry Canal at Huddlesford Junction, near Lichfield).
History
The line of the Wyrley and Essington Canal which passes through the site of Ogley Junction was part of a revised plan for the canal. As originally authorised by an
There were some initial problems, one of which was water supply, and this was aggravated by the failure of the reservoir dam at Sneyd in 1799. However, the situation was resolved when a new reservoir was built at Chasewater in 1800.[3] The reservoir fed water into the canal at the site of Ogley Junction, but the feeder was not navigable, and so was not a junction at the time. It became a junction around 1863, when the Marquess of Anglesey started to sink coal mines near to the reservoir, and the feeder was made wider, so that boats could reach Anglesey Basin to service the mines.[4]
The Wyrley and Essington Canal became disused east of Ogley Junction and was abandoned by Act of Parliament in 1954.[5] Subsequently this stretch has been named the Lichfield Canal and is under restoration. A small stub of the original line exists to the east of the junction, which provides some moorings.[6]
Location
Most of the Wyrley and Essington Canal was level, and connected to the 473 feet (144 m)
The branch to Lichfield and Huddlesford heads east, and the start of the canal is spanned by a
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 (1985). The Canals of the West Midlands. David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8644-1.
- ISBN 978-0-00-721110-4.
- ISBN 0-00-713666-8.
- Pearson, Michael (1989). Canal Companion - Birmingham Canal Navigations. J. M. Pearson & Associates. ISBN 0-907864-49-X.
References
- ^ Hadfield 1985, pp. 94–95
- ^ Nicholson 2003, p. 35
- ^ a b Hadfield 1985, p. 96
- ^ Hadfield 1985, p. 261
- ^ Hadfield 1985, p. 263
- ^ Nicholson 2006, pp. 43–45
- ^ a b Cumberlidge 2009, pp. 80–81
- ^ Nicholson 2006, p. 45
- ^ Historic England. "Footbridge at Ogley Junction (1087076)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 January 2012.