Factory Road bottom lock's cantilever footbridge
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Factory Road bottom lock's cantilever footbridge
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 10 Aug 2022
An unusual cantilever bridge attached to the lock gate. The lock and bridge date from about 1829 and were Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101342644-bottom-lock-and-attached-cantilever-footbridge-factory-locks-approximately-50-meters-north-of-furnace-parade-birmingham-canal-birmingham-level-tipton-green-ward#.ZAygknbP3IU & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1342644 in 1987.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.531336
Longitude
-2.070715