A stroll along the Coventry Canal to Hawkesbury Junction [9]
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A stroll along the Coventry Canal to Hawkesbury Junction [9]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 23 Sep 2021
Seen across the canal is the former Naval Gun Shop, part of the Royal Ordnance. When built in 1906 it was the largest industrial building in Europe at 930 feet (283 metres) long and 195 feet (60 metres) wide. During the First World War tanks and aeroplanes were built here. The narrow canal was built to connect the city of Coventry with the Trent & Mersey Canal, some 38 miles distant, to exploit the Warwickshire coalfields. Construction of the canal took 20 years before it was complete in 1769. The canal between the basin in Coventry and Hawkesbury junction was made a conservation area in 2012.
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Image Location
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52.417802
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-1.491806