Heartland
master brummie
Some of the posts in the general canal thread have shown structures that have an important heritage history. The recent post which shows the enlarged bridge over the Birmingham Canal at Spon Lane is of interest as it is a combination of a brick structure and a later Ferro Concrete Bridge. Both types are of heritage interest as they reflect the changes in engineering design. The Canals of the West Midlands have a mixture of structures, some are of iron, others are of brick, concrete and stone.
This region has lost most of the canal-side buildings now through demolition, once their use came to an end. Finding canal-side warehouses is hard. There are some though. Wolverhampton once had an important share up to the end of the twentieth century. And there is still the former Shropshire Union Warehouse there as well as the foundations of an early one near the Railway Station. In Birmingham, the main wharves at the Aston Junction, Crescent, Broad Street and Worcester Wharf have long lost their canal buildings. Sampson Road (Grand Union) remains as do the structures in Fazeley Street alongside the Warwick & Birmingham Canal.
Canal company offices can be found. the later Worcester & Birmingham office is to be found in Gas Street, and in Fazeley Street, there is the later Warwick & Birmingham office. Daimler House, used by the Birmingham Canal Navigations post 1912, remains. The Stourbridge Canal Company offices are to be seen opposite the Bonded Warehouse in Stourbridge, which is another rare survivor.
Much has changed over time to suit the redevelopment of the local waterways an example is the cobbled path at Worcester Bar Lock
This region has lost most of the canal-side buildings now through demolition, once their use came to an end. Finding canal-side warehouses is hard. There are some though. Wolverhampton once had an important share up to the end of the twentieth century. And there is still the former Shropshire Union Warehouse there as well as the foundations of an early one near the Railway Station. In Birmingham, the main wharves at the Aston Junction, Crescent, Broad Street and Worcester Wharf have long lost their canal buildings. Sampson Road (Grand Union) remains as do the structures in Fazeley Street alongside the Warwick & Birmingham Canal.
Canal company offices can be found. the later Worcester & Birmingham office is to be found in Gas Street, and in Fazeley Street, there is the later Warwick & Birmingham office. Daimler House, used by the Birmingham Canal Navigations post 1912, remains. The Stourbridge Canal Company offices are to be seen opposite the Bonded Warehouse in Stourbridge, which is another rare survivor.
Much has changed over time to suit the redevelopment of the local waterways an example is the cobbled path at Worcester Bar Lock
