Icknield Port Loop by Edgbaston Reservoir, Birmingham
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Icknield Port Loop by Edgbaston Reservoir, Birmingham
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 26 Aug 2010
Looking north-west by the British Waterways Board (BWB) canal maintenance depot, and some of its boats. Birmingham Canal Navigations. This loop is a remnant of the original meandering contour-hugging main line to Wolverhampton, which was built under supervision of James Brindley during 1768-1772. It is still used as a feeder channel from Edgbaston Reservoir to provide water for the new main line, engineered by Thomas Telford, and completed in stages between 1824 and (posthumously) 1838. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icknield_Port_Loop Current aerial images (2021) show that old buildings nearby have been demolished, and a derelict metal footbridge has been removed.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.481085
Longitude
-1.933107