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Many thanks for that interesting information Heartland.I found some articles on the internet about the Rattlechain Lagoon.I have walked up the towpaths to Wolverhampton through Closely Tunnel back in the days when a large steelworks was in operation.At Springvale I think.I don't recall seeing...
Oh yes Heartland.I never did see those in my travels.Around this time what looked like a deep pit was being filled in next to the Gower Branch.The River Tame was flowing nearby. The area had many old mine shafts too.I hope they were properly dealt with.
I walked and cycled many of the BCN canals in the early 1970s.I became interested in how chemicals were taken by narrow boats from The Chemical Arm in Oldbury to The Rattlechain Lagoon via the Gower Branch Canal.I understand this old marl pit is still causing pollution problems.
