Approaching Garrison Bottom Lock near Saltley, Birmingham
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Approaching Garrison Bottom Lock near Saltley, Birmingham
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 21 Aug 2012
Grand Union Canal, The apparently derelict factory walls remain by the canal above the Garrison Bottom Lock No 63. In fact, the buildings behind them have actually been demolished, leaving open yards for newer industrial units in Adderley Road. Looking north towards Salford Junction. The two and a half mile former Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal, linking Bordesley Junction with Salford Junction, is sometimes referred to as the Saltley Cut. It was opened in 1844 to avoid so many locks through Birmingham. It used to be considered "the filthiest canal in the country".
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Image Location
Latitude
52.48925
Longitude
-1.862743