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The folly-like footbridge and adjacent swing bridge at Drayton Bassett, one mile from Fazeley Junction
The 'Birmingham and Fazeley Canal' is a canal of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands of England.
It runs from the BCN Main Line at Old Turn Junction (near the National Indoor Arena), Birmingham to the Coventry Canal) at Fazeley Junction, just outside Tamworth. This stretch runs 15 miles (24 km) through 38 locks.
Technically the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal extends northwards beyond Fazeley Junction to Whittington, near Lichfield as the Coventry Canal Company had run out of money by the time they reached Fazeley.
It also has a one mile (2 km) branch called the Digbeth Branch Canal containing 6 locks.
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal forms part of the Warwickshire ring.
John Smeaton was the engineer.
| Contents |
| Junctions |
| See also |
| References |
Junctions
| Point | Meets | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Old Turn Junction | Birmingham Canal Navigations main line | |
| Aston Junction | Digbeth Branch Canal | |
| Salford Junction | Tame Valley Canal / Grand Union Canal | |
| Fazeley Junction | Coventry Canal |
See also
★ Canals of the United Kingdom
★ Transport in Birmingham, England
★ History of the British canal system
References
★ Canal Companion - Birmingham Canal Navigations, , Michael, Pearson, J. M. Pearson & Associates, ,
★ Nicholson Waterways Guide 3 - Birmingham & the Heart of England, Perrott,David, , , Collins, 2006,
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