Marsh Lane Narrows, near Wolverhampton
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Marsh Lane Narrows, near Wolverhampton
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 19 May 2009
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal approaching Forster Bridge, No 68. The narrows are cut into the sandstone rock, and for half a mile or so narrowboats cannot pass each other. There are two wider spots in the narrows where one (maybe two) boat(s) can pass another coming the other way. This picture shows the southern one. The latest Nicholson Guide mentions that locally the stretch is called "Pendeford Rockin'", after a local farm. The white blossom on the trees is Hawthorn, or Mayflower.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.630256
Longitude
-2.136473