Stratford-upon-Avon Canal near Hockley Heath, Solihull
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Stratford-upon-Avon Canal near Hockley Heath, Solihull
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 7 Sep 2008
This is approaching Bridge No 23, which carries a wide rough track with public access linking lanes each side of the canal. The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was built from King's Norton Junction (with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal) to Kingswood Junction (with the Warwick and Birmingham Canal - now Grand Union Canal) by 1803. A second phase of construction started in 1812, and by 1815 was connected to the River Avon in Stratford. Total length 25.5 miles, with 54 locks.
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52.356182
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