1
The Bush
A pub right beside the canal bridge, on Leabrook Road.
Image: © Richard Law
Taken: 4 Dec 2009
0.07 miles
2
Walsall Canal approaching Leabrook Road Bridge, Wednesbury
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 1 Feb 2020
0.11 miles
3
Walsall Canal heading towards Wiggins Mill Bridge in 1979
The Walsall Canal heading north-north-west from beside the bridge carrying the A4037, Leabrook Road. Wiggins Mill Bridge can be seen in the distance.
Image: © Trevor Littlewood
Taken: 14 Apr 1979
0.19 miles
4
Steadman Croft, Ocker Hill
A residential cul de sac off Eyston Avenue, seen from the towpath of the Walsall Canal.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 1 Feb 2020
0.20 miles
5
Bridge no more - Walsall Canal
Situated at the end of Blakeley Wood Road, this bridge was deemed no longer necessary.
Image: © Adrian Rothery
Taken: 26 Apr 2007
0.20 miles
6
Demolition of Ocker Hill Power Station, 1986
The power station as seen from the west in June 1986. The main brick building is on the skyline and the remains of two cooling towers can be seen above the pipe bridge, one of then mostly hidden behind trees. Houses now occupy the site. The branching track to the right was the route of a railway it's now Blakeley Wood Road.
Image: © Trevor Littlewood
Taken: 15 Jun 1986
0.20 miles
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Sandwell and Dudley from the air
Sandwell is in the lower half of the photo, with Dudley beyond. Viewed from a Heathrow bound flight from Glasgow.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 10 Apr 2011
0.20 miles
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Walsall Canal approaching Wiggins Mill Bridge, Wednesbury
The turnover bridge is dwarfed by a magnificent pylon, silhouetted against an uncertain sky.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 1 Feb 2020
0.21 miles
9
Industrial Units on the Black Country Spine Road
The Spine Road and Black Country Route have opened up former heavy industrial sites for new development.
Image: © John M
Taken: 7 Oct 2006
0.21 miles
10
Wiggins Mill Bridge - Walsall Canal
Situated just after a canal basin, this bridge allows the horses that towed narrow boats to cross to the towpath on the other side. Here, British Waterways are carrying out minor repairs to the brickwork.
Image: © Adrian Rothery
Taken: 26 Apr 2007
0.21 miles