Unravelling the three levels of canals created through the hill at Smethwick, featuring the original high-level summit pound (491 ft) and the Smethwick Old Locks.
A map of the area covered will be added as soon as possible.
- The BCN
- The Canal Revolution
- 250 Years BCN
- Interactive Panoramas
- Canal Hunter – Lost Canal Videos
- Canal Hunter Series 1
- Canal Hunter Series 2
- Canal Hunter Series 3 (1-9)
- Canal Hunter Series 3 (10-17)
- Canal Hunter Series 4
- 4.1 Coals from Cannock – Hednesford to Pelsall
- 4.2 Coals from Cannock – Pelsall Common to Chasewater
- 4.3 Cannock Coal to Aldridge
- 4.4 Cannock Coal to Hay Head
- 4.5 Cannock Coal to Perry Barr
- 4.6 Cannock Coal to College Road
- 4.7 Cannock Coal to Spaghetti Junction
- 4.8 Cannock Coal to Saltley
- 4.9 Cannock Coal to Digbeth
- BCN Cottages – a new Facebook group
- Gauging on the BCN
- Birmingham Canals Resources
- For Boaters
- Events
- The BCN Society
- Midlands Waterways Chaplaincy
Canal Hunter
Exploring the lost 60 miles
A series of great videos
- The BCN
- The Canal Revolution
- 250 Years BCN
- Interactive Panoramas
- Canal Hunter – Lost Canal Videos
- Canal Hunter Series 1
- Canal Hunter Series 2
- Canal Hunter Series 3 (1-9)
- Canal Hunter Series 3 (10-17)
- Canal Hunter Series 4
- 4.1 Coals from Cannock – Hednesford to Pelsall
- 4.2 Coals from Cannock – Pelsall Common to Chasewater
- 4.3 Cannock Coal to Aldridge
- 4.4 Cannock Coal to Hay Head
- 4.5 Cannock Coal to Perry Barr
- 4.6 Cannock Coal to College Road
- 4.7 Cannock Coal to Spaghetti Junction
- 4.8 Cannock Coal to Saltley
- 4.9 Cannock Coal to Digbeth
- BCN Cottages – a new Facebook group
- Gauging on the BCN
- Birmingham Canals Resources
- For Boaters
- Events
- The BCN Society
- Midlands Waterways Chaplaincy
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https://industrialtour.co.uk/galton-valley-trail/. I found this explains a lot of things. Hope it helps
A really great video about the Smethwick Summit. But, a question. Andy said that vast quantities of water were needed for Brindley’s first line with six locks at each end. Smethwick reservoir was said to be the source but it seems it was insufficient. My question is where did the water come from to supply the summit. Was Boulton and Watt’s famous Smethwick engine pumping water. If so, from where? I believe the Engine Arm, with water from Rotten Park was built by Telford over 50 years later, as was his new main line.