Talk:Worcester and Birmingham Canal
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This page is named incorrectly - the canal is the Worcester & Birmingham (known locally, though informally, just as the "Worcester Birmingham"), not the Birmingham & Worcester.
:Support for Name Change I agree with the unnamed writer above. The canal has always been known as the Worcester and Birmingham Canal since it was built. It is cited that way by both Hadfield and by Rolt and as the writer above has said it is known locally just as the "Worcester Birmingham". DonBarton 15:40, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
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The result of the debate was Page moved per request, see also [1], for evidence that it's official name is W&B, and not B&W. See note below about history. -GTBacchus(talk) 22:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Requested move
Birmingham and Worcester Canal → Worcester and Birmingham Canal – Worcester and Birmingham Canal is the correct name for this canal, as used by British Waterways Starsean 11:19, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
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Ok... I was ready to do the move, but when I checked the history at the target location Worcester and Birmingham Canal, I found there was information in that version of the article that wasn't in this version. I merged the content, but the history wasn't mergable, so in order to preserve the GFDL history, I sent that version to the old title, Birmingham and Worcester Canal, which is now a redirect page to this one. I hope that basically made sense... -GTBacchus(talk) 22:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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I am puzzled by the statement that basins at Diglis and Lowesmoor were not built. Both these basins certainly exist now as I have tied up in each of them. Were they built later?Hymers2 (talk) 11:07, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
