2013

SK0403 : Black Cock Bridge - Walsall Wood, West Midlands

taken 11 years ago, near to Walsall Wood, Walsall, England

Black Cock Bridge - Walsall Wood, West Midlands
Black Cock Bridge - Walsall Wood, West Midlands
A view of Black Cock Bridge over the Daw End Branch Canal near Walsall Wood. The canal opened in 1803 to transport coal and limestone from local workings to the Black Country furnaces. It runs from Catshill Junction SK0404 to Longwood Junction SP0499 a distance of 5.25 miles. It being a contour canal, there are no locks along its length. The placename Daw End is locally pronounced as Doe End. The signage reads 'BLACK COCK BRIDGE'.
Time taken 12.53 pm BST (British Summer Time). SK0403 : Blackcock Bridge - Daw End Canal

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SK0403, 47 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Martin Richard Phelan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 5 June, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 16 March, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 0444 0366 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:37.8407N 1:56.1501W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 0445 0364
View Direction
NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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