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Dornie Drive, BIRMINGHAM, B38 9DY

A pair of 18th century cottages, built in association with the canal which runs more or less underneath them. They were Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101076185 & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1076185 in 1983.

These old cottages are virtually over the northern portal of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal Wast Hill tunnel.

The Wast Hills Tunnel was built in 1796 and is 2726 yards long. Its southern portal is near Hopwood. Image

Wast Hill Tunnel on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal It is 2726 yards long and is one of the longest canal tunnels in the country, it is the 12 longest built but 6 of those are now disused making it the 6th longest. It can be a "wet" tunnel and when we went through had to use an umbrella. Wast Hill tunnel is cut through the ridge of hills that separates Worcestershire from Warwickshire and The Midlands. There is a winding hole just to the left to enable narrowboats to turn.

The sign instructs boats to keep right and prohibits unpowered craft. Tunnel portals are always difficult to photograph.

This shows the north portal of this long tunnel on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. The canal has four tunnels and fifty-eight locks on its journey from Birmingham to the River Severn. Wast Hills Tunnel is 2626 yards (2493 metres) in length, and has been known as King's Norton Tunnel. It is one of the longest tunnels on the British canal system. There is no towpath. A steam powered (later diesel powered) tunnel tug service operated before most boats became motorised. The tunnel is wide enough for boats to pass each other, with care. The notice on the left suggests that passage through the tunnel will take one hour. Practically, thirty to forty-five minutes is more usual. Unpowered craft are prohibited.

This shows the north portal of this long tunnel on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. The canal has four tunnels and fifty-eight locks on its journey from Birmingham to the River Severn. Wast Hills Tunnel is 2626 yards (2493 metres) in length, and has been known as King's Norton Tunnel. It is one of the longest tunnels on the British canal system. There is no towpath. A steam powered (later diesel powered) tunnel tug service operated before most boats became motorised. The tunnel is wide enough for boats to pass each other, with care. The notice on the left suggests that passage through the tunnel will take one hour. Practically, thirty to forty-five minutes is more usual. Unpowered craft are prohibited.

Built in 1796/97, and at the entrance to a tunnel which stretches 2700 yards southwards to Image It was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101343141-entrance-to-wasthill-tunnel-worcester-and-birmingham-canal-kings-norton-ward#.YIgvyrVKhPY & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1343141 in 1982

North portal of the 2726 yards long Wast Hills Tunnel on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. This long tunnel separates the urban part of the canal through the suburbs of Birmingham and the rural section through pastoral Worcestershire. The towpath ascends to the right.

There is no towpath through Wast Hill Tunnel, so the towpath goes over the top. Barriers on the slope help prevent unintended dips in the canal.