Adrian Stott wrote: > "Neil Arlidge" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Richard Fairhurst wrote: >>> Steve Wood wrote: >>>> I work for a company based near Essington and we've just been >>>> notified >>>> by Severn Trent Water of major works in this area, including a >>>> section >>>> of the Wyrley & Essington Canal at Strawberry Lane. I know where >>>> Strawberry Lane is but the canal is more than 2 miles from there at >>>> it's >>>> nearest point (Sneyd Junction.) Am I missing something or are they >>>> mistaken? >>> >>> It's an unnavigable (but watered) bit of the W&E. There's a >>> well-preserved BCN bridge around there if you tramp through the >>> fields and have a look! >> >> ISTR that "Mapman" had a good tramp round there...the rest of his >> "journey" around the BCN jumped around a bit... > > IIRC there used to be a fair bit of additional (now unnavigable) canal > that way, including a flight of locks up to what was the highest pound > ever on the BCN. Is that right? > > Adrian > > > Adrian Stott > 07956-299966
Indeed the "Main Line" went up from Sneyd Junction to Wyrley Bank via another 5 locks to a summit of 533 feet. It always suffered from water supply problems and as abandoned in 1954. -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest - The Wilderness years... Follow the truly independent TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk Visit this site and help save our waterways from the DEFRA cuts http://www.saveourwaterways.org.uk/
