Towpath bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Towpath bridge by Jonathan Wilkins as part of the Geograph project.
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Towpath bridge
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 23 Jul 2024
This bridge crosses an arm of the canal which has now been filled-in. It was originally part of the old Birmingham Canal which was cut through by the New Mail Line and left as a loading basin by an enigmatic works building adjacent to a chemical works (OS 1890). The nearby railway junction was called Soap Works Junction, which gives some clue as to its function. The entire area was cleared and is now part of the emerging forest between railway and canal.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.493858
Longitude
-1.947522