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Re Cov Road Hello Heartland, it is definitely not a reference to cyclist’s who use the towpath in fact if you look at some of the reported anti social behaviour on tow paths around the canals in inner city BIrmingham you will see cyclists, runners, and , walkers have become targeted by...

It seems now that there is a website for Levis based in Norwich. It would be of interest to know if they intend to make new vehicles, or if they have done so. The images on the website for the new bikes are similar to the new Ariels made. The Levis Works at Stechford included a flat roof main...

The Birmingham Canal Society has clean ups of the canals as well see https://bcnsociety.com/we-clean/

There were a few other access points such as off Snow Hill at the bottom of Farmers Bridge and from Bridge Street and from Rotten Park Street come to mind. The no go areas around the BSA - needs further explanation. Is it a reference to the cyclists who speed along the towpath or other reasons?

Yes it has now been confirmed as Atherstone. Trevor Maggs, died 2018, had the narrow boat CORONA for carrying coal. As to Kings Norton Stop lock, it is sad that people choose to disfigure the structure with graffiti. But then the scrawl of the wild is common at locations such as waterways This...

This image which shows a canal boat loading coal Is not Birmingham, If I recall it is Atherstone, Coventry Canal

Birmingham & Oxford Junction Canal please do explain the origin of this waterway? Yes, S E Steward, I believe it was him. He was on a BCN committee associated with the extensions started by Telford See attached

Yes nice image, which shows the different layers of transport. It should be said that Thomas Telford did not build the Steward Aqueduct, he laid out the route and Thomas Townshend was the contractor for the work in this part. As to the actual builders, it would be those who laid the bricks and...

Yes Waterglass is how I know it also which brings me back to why name the development Glasswater Locks? They even seem to use the term wharf in the wrong context. A wharf is a transport interchange point be it water/ railway, water/road, or road/railway. The buildings being constructed stand on...

It does appear to be a term used in Chemistry Glasswater Is a chemistry term for a water mixture equalling 138% w/w solution of sodium silicate. It is made by combining 138 grams of anhydrous sodium silicate per 100 milli-liters of water. Which is an American description, I gather.

The flight of locks from Curzon Street leading up to Ashted Canal Tunnel has undergone a change in recent times, as the former industrial premises were demolished and new properties are erected. Near the canal side the Unversity Locks Building provides accommodation for students and the former...

On Radio WM last week, a Lichfield Trader complained about his business being affected by road closures for HS 2 and queried why the work was still ongoing if all work was to stop! Such is the misinformation passed on by the press, such a misunderstanding can happen. At present, the work on the...

Vivian Bird first produced a smaller version of the book for City of Birmingham Information Department in 1969 and the larger version was made in 1970 with reprints in 1974 and 1979.

The complicated infrastructure of HS2 London to Birmingham is gradually being revealed as sections are shown and the building commences. The extent of the project is immense when considered against the making of railway networks throughout the country. Artist's impressions show how the railway...

The Guillotine lock is on the Stratford upon Avon Canal and replaced the earlier barge dimension lock there. It had to be barge dimensions to allow for John Walls barge to pass to Hockley Heath Wharf. Wall's barge seems to have been the only one, though. William Whitmore supplied the ironwork...

The rooms under the booking office were once occupied by CHESS as seen in this view beside the original platform

John Holbeach surveyed a plan of the lower pool and mill in 1860 which is part of the Bickley Collection in Birmingham Library

There was a time whenever a journey was made by train in this area, the signal box was a familiar sight along the line. The mechanical signal box came into being when interlocking points and signals became part of the improved requirement for safety on the railway. With the electrification and...

Following the Stourport Ring can be a cycle ride through history and those that follow that route can like Tony Blair once said, be touched by history. It is a ring that the Canal and River Trust has a route that links, Aldersley Junction with Birmingham and then via the Worcester & Birmingham...

There was also a signal box there: