Goodness me! How did the canal surface get built up with tar or oil?
Thank you Mike!W.H.Keys, who dealt with tar and tar distillates, had allowed some tar to drain into the canal. Even as late as then, safety measures were not anything like today.
Yes, the Canal Museum is still there...When I was a student at Birmingham College of Art in the 60's we did a project on Canal Art. My friend and I took the Midland Red buses out to the canal side museum at Braunston to see their collection. I don't know if it still exists?
That artwork is magnificent! I love canal boats but the ladies skills are outstanding!Wasn't sure whether to put this in the Black Country history thread but it is applicable to all canals.....interesting clip about traditional canal boat painting.
Artist keeps alive craft of decorating narrowboats
Kerri Williams is determined to protect and promote an "endangered" form of painting.www.bbc.co.uk
Yes, her work is really top class, the traditional roses and castles are beautiful and I love the signs with Black Country sayings!That artwork is magnificent! I love canal boats but the ladies skills are outstanding!
A beautiful walk! Thank you…..Another canal walk available on Streetview. This time, it's from Lifford Lane to Selly Oak Sainsburys. Quite a variation in scenery, including the Cadbury factory and a section that runs parallel to the railway.
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The construction of yesteryear never ceases to amaze me. Functional & true eye candy! And there were not ICE's or EV insight to help! Sorry off topic!apologies for going " off piste" I noticed a mention about the Dudley canal tunnel in this thread , last week I went for a walk from Brierley Hill waterfront to the canal tunnel mouth , plenty of industrial archeology remaining , here are a few pictures at Blowers Green of the pump house, Viaduct and tunnel mouth
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