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The current Cannock Extension Canal is a 1.8 mile canal in England. It runs from Pelsall Junction on the Wyrley and Essington Canal, north to Norton Canes Docks and forms part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations.
It was opened to Rumer Hill Junction in 1858 and its 5⅝ mile length fully open by 1863. The 4⅛ miles north of Watling Street were abandoned in 1963.[1]
A connection was made to the Hatherton Canal, a branch of the Shropshire Union Canal, at Churchbridge Junction via the Churchbridge Branch, which had thirteen locks.[2][3] The Churchbridge Branch became disused around 1953 and the whole branch and Rumer Hill Junction were obliterated by opencast mining.[4]
[edit] Features
| Point |
Coordinates
(Links to map resources) |
OS Grid Ref |
Notes |
| Hendesford Basin |
52°41′36″N 2°00′16″W / 52.6933, -2.0044 (Hendesford Basin, est) |
SJ997106 |
lost - estimated from map[5] |
| Churchbridge Junction |
52°40′20″N 2°01′22″W / 52.6721, -2.0227 (Churchbridge Junction, est) |
SJ984083 |
lost - estimated from map[5] |
| Rumer Hill Junction |
52°40′42″N 2°00′48″W / 52.6784, -2.0132 (Rumer Hill Junction, est) |
SJ991090 |
lost - estimated from map[5] Also known as Rumour Hill Junction |
| Norton Springs Branch |
52°39′59″N 1°58′16″W / 52.6663, -1.9712 (Norton Springs Branch, est) |
SK019076 |
lost - estimated from map[5] |
| M6 Toll bridge |
52°39′45″N 1°58′17″W / 52.6625, -1.9714 (M6 Toll bridge) |
SK019072 |
|
| A5 road (Watling Street) |
52°39′36″N 1°58′17″W / 52.66, -1.9715 (A5 road - Watling Street) |
SK019069 |
|
| Norton Canes Docks |
52°39′34″N 1°58′18″W / 52.6595, -1.9716 (Norton Canes Docks) |
SK020071 |
|
| Mid-point |
52°38′55″N 1°58′20″W / 52.6486, -1.9722 (Mid-point)Coordinates: 52°38′55″N 1°58′20″W / 52.6486, -1.9722 (Mid-point) |
SK018056 |
of current in-water canal |
| Conduit Colliery basin |
52°39′24″N 1°58′18″W / 52.6567, -1.9716 (Conduit Colliery basin) |
SK019065 |
old colliery basin |
| Lime Lane bridge |
52°39′15″N 1°58′19″W / 52.6541, -1.9719 (Lime Lane bridge) |
SK019063 |
B4154 road |
| Grove Basins |
52°39′07″N 1°58′20″W / 52.652, -1.9722 (Grove Basins) |
SK018060 |
original Wyrley Grove Colliery wharf, now proposed junction for new Hatherton Canal link |
| Pelsall Junction |
52°38′16″N 1°58′22″W / 52.6377, -1.9727 (Pelsall Junction) |
SK019043 |
Wyrley and Essington Canal |
[edit] References
- ^ Hadfield, Charles [1966] (1985). Canals of the West Midlands Volume 5. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8644-1.
- ^ Historical Map of the Birmingham Canals, Richard Dean, M. & M. Baldwin, 1989, ISBN 0-947712-08-9
- ^ Bradshaw's guide to the BCN - Locks and Tunnels
- ^ Shill, Ray [2002]. The Birmingham Canal Navigations. Tempus Publishing Ltd.. ISBN 0-7524-2767-9.
- ^ a b c d Historical Map of the Birmingham Canals, Richard Dean, M. & M. Baldwin, 1989, ISBN 0-947712-08-9
