Birmingham Main Line Canal near Priestfield, Wolverhampton
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Birmingham Main Line Canal near Priestfield, Wolverhampton
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 15 Oct 2010
This is north-west of Catchems Corner Bridge on the Wolverhampton Level of the Birmingham Main Line Canal, which was fully opened in 1772. James Brindley was the engineer. Thomas Telford upgraded the route some sixty years later. A working boat is approaching.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.568872
Longitude
-2.102865