Turnover Bridge by Pendeford Park in Wolverhampton
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Turnover Bridge by Pendeford Park in Wolverhampton
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 8 Apr 2023
Looking north, this is Turnover Bridge, No 3 across the Shropshire Union Canal. The unusual Grade II listed "two lane" structure served two purposes, and was probably only built this way to satisfy local landowners at the time. On the right, horses could cross the canal and continue without being unhitched from the boats. The wider section on the left carried a substantial track between Barnhurst Farm and (Upper) Pendeford Farm. Barnhurst Farm has been demolished and land used for the Dovecotes housing estate. The track leading north-west to Pendeford Farm, across the current Pendeford Wood nature area, no longer exists.
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Image Location
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52.622048
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-2.159048