Zone for leisure - Ladywood, Birmingham
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Zone for leisure - Ladywood, Birmingham
Image: © Martin Richard Phelan Taken: 2 May 2012
The Industrial Revolution and the need to move goods more easily gave rise to the canal system. One horse-towed narrowboat could carry a load far greater than say 20 - 30 packhorses. Canals lay dormant for a number of years but the founding of the IWA (Inland Waterways Association) from a meeting between Robert Aickman and Tom Rolt at Tardebigge in August 1945 helped towards a revival of interest in these neglected routes for leisure. In Birmingham and other areas of Britain there are now facilities for walking, cycling and for cruising along these waterways, these traffic-free routes for the enjoyment of all, as in this view from the St Vincent Street Bridge, Birmingham. Time photo taken 12.28 pm BST (British Summer Time).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.47973
Longitude
-1.921919