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
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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