Bridge over the Soho Branch, Birmingham Canal Navigation
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bridge over the Soho Branch, Birmingham Canal Navigation by A J Paxton as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Bridge over the Soho Branch, Birmingham Canal Navigation
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 23 Mar 2022
This is the junction of the Soho Loop (see Image], also Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soho_Loop ) and the Hockley Port Basin, crossed here by a bridge carrying the towpath. We are looking southeast towards Birmingham. The basin is the surviving section of the Soho Branch of the canal, which was built to serve Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory, famous for its pioneering use of James Watt's improved steam engine, first installed in 1782 (see Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soho_Manufactory ). For more on Boulton, Watt, the Lunar Society and their involvement in canal building, see Jenny Uglow, The Lunar Men, Faber & Faber, 2002.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
52.491151
Longitude
-1.928526