Hockley Port, Birmingham Canal Navigation
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Hockley Port, Birmingham Canal Navigation
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 23 Mar 2022
Hockley Port is a dead-end branch off the Soho Loop of the Birmingham Canal Navigation. The canal opened in 1769 and the Soho Branch was built to connect it with Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory at Soho Wharf. The factory closed in the mid 19th century and was demolished, and Soho Wharf and the northern end of the canal branch were filled in during the 20th century. Three smaller branches have been built off to the east of the main branch, on the site of the Hockley railway goods yard, providing private residential moorings for boat owners. The housing that can be seen to the west of the canal branch stands on the site of the City Fever Hospital. For more on the Soho Manufactory see Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soho_Manufactory. See also the early 20th century OS Six Inch map https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=52.49440&lon=-1.92480&layers=6&right=OSAPI . For more information on Matthew Boulton, James Watt and canal building see Jenny Uglow, The Lunar Men, Faber & Faber, 2002.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.491421
Longitude
-1.928084