The New Navigation, Smethwick
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The New Navigation, Smethwick
Image: © John Winder Taken: 22 Jun 2007
I used to collect pallets of flour from a small business near here and I sometimes took a camera out in the lorry with me. This was taken seven years ago and the place hasn't changed much in the meantime, apart from the lower windows being boarded up. The name refers to Thomas Telford's canal, which replaced James Brindley's earlier Birminghmam - Wolverhampton main line in 1829.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.500067
Longitude
-1.961509