Birmingham Canal Navigations at Smethwick Junction
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Birmingham Canal Navigations at Smethwick Junction
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 26 Aug 2010
Looking from Telford's new (1824-1838) main line, north-west along Brindley's old (1768-1772) meandering main line. Four hundred metres ahead are the three Smethwick Locks. There were originally six, but in 1789-90 John Smeaton and James Bough lowered the summit level by eighteen feet (5·5 metres) so three of the locks were abandoned. Off to the left, Telford's new line is much straighter and wider and shorter, utilising deep cuttings and embankments, and only using three locks (at Tipton Green).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.499077
Longitude
-1.9593