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Grand Union Canal winding hole at Tyseley
Winding holes are turning points on the canal network. This one sports a fishing platform complete with, rather strangely, a dining chair.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 6 Aug 2024
0.05 miles
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Heron on the towpath of the Grand Union Canal
In the Hay Mills area of Birmingham. In the distance is Redfern Road Bridge No 88.
Image: © Mat Fascione
Taken: 29 Aug 2015
0.06 miles
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Grand Union Canal towards bridge #88B
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 28 Aug 2019
0.06 miles
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Grand Union Canal near Tyseley, Birmingham
Just coming into view is the Birmingham Energy Recycling Facility, operated by Veolia Environmental Services. Veolia's Energy Recovery Facility (ERF), converts 350,000 tonnes of Birmingham’s rubbish into electricity each year.
The former Warwick and Birmingham Canal was opened for business in 1800, (though ceremoniously declared open the previous year). It was bought by the Regent's Canal Company in 1929, then absorbed into the Grand Union Canal Company (GUCC) in 1932.
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 29 Aug 2012
0.07 miles
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Grand Union Canal near Tyseley, Birmingham
Seen from beneath the arch of Kings Road Bridge. The considerable width of water ahead is explained by the presence of a winding hole, where boats up to seventy feet in length can be turned round.
The former Warwick and Birmingham Canal was opened for business in 1800, (though ceremoniously declared open the previous year). It was bought by the Regent's Canal Company in 1929, then absorbed into the Grand Union Canal Company (GUCC) in 1932.
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 29 Aug 2012
0.07 miles
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Bridge #88 Kings Road, Grand Union Canal
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 28 Aug 2019
0.07 miles
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Kings Road bridge
Bridge no 88 over the canal, carrying Kings Road which connects the A45 Coventry Road about 1/4 mile to the north, with the A41 Warwick Road to the south, travelling through Hay Mills and Tyseley on the way.
Image: © Richard Law
Taken: 30 Jul 2014
0.07 miles
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Bridge 88, Grand Union Canal
Kings Road Bridge
Image: © Tim Glover
Taken: 19 Feb 2000
0.07 miles
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Bridge #88 Kings Road, Grand Union Canal
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 28 Aug 2019
0.07 miles
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Bridge #88 Kings Road, Grand Union Canal
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 28 Aug 2019
0.07 miles