Newton Road to the cut - Grove Vale, West Midlands
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Newton Road to the cut - Grove Vale, West Midlands
Image: © Martin Richard Phelan Taken: 27 May 2016
Here on Newton Road, the A4041 between West Bromwich and the A452 Chester Road on the western edge of Sutton Park, is where a path leads downwards to the towpath of the Tame Valley Canal. The canal was authorised in 1839 and it opened in 1844, the engineer being James Walker. It is 8.5 miles long with the 13 Perry Barr Locks and runs from Tame Valley Junction with the Walsall Canal. At Salford Junction, its other terminus, it connects with the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal and the Grand Union Canal. At Perry Locks the level drops by 106 feet. With plentiful public transport it makes and ideal day or half-day walk. Source: Wikipedia. Time taken not available.
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52.543843
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-1.94879