Engine Arm Moorings, Birmingham Canal
Introduction
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Engine Arm Moorings, Birmingham Canal
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 5 Sep 2019
The Engine Arm had the primary purposes of giving access to the pumping engine at Engine Lane and acting as a feeder into the summit level at Smethwick Locks. Later it would serve the industries that grew up along it. Today it serves to provide secure mooring for cruising boats.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.497819
Longitude
-1.960922