The first canal to be built in the area was the birmingham canal built from 1768 to 1772 under the supervision of james brindley from the then edge of birmingham with termini at newhall wharf since built over and paradise wharf also known as old wharf near to gas street basin to meet the staffordshire and worcestershire canal at aldersley north of wolverhampton. 250 years ago in 1769 it was the terminus of the first birmingham canal from newhall.
Is the legendary heart of the birmingham canals.
Birmingham canals history. They re enjoyed by walkers cyclists and narrowboat owners and they are a reminder of a unique. Gas street basin was a very industrial area the canals served the local industry that s why they were built at considerable cost and risk see 250 years bcn. While birmingham may not be at the top of your bucket list when in england it might just surprise you.
The canals were built because they offered the most economic and reliable way to transport. The period between the 1770s and the 1830s is often referred to as the golden age of british canals. Broadbridge isbn 0 7153 6381 6 published by david charles in 1974 a highly detailed history of the first 78 years of the bcn.
Birmingham s revitalized historic canals are one of the best places to visit in the midlands. Canals of birmingham birmingham has 35 miles of canals which is said to be more than venice. The canals caused a great change in the economy of britain.
They supported the industries that allowed the country to become the world s first industrial power and created the wealth that led to the british empire in the victorian era. Surveyed and engineered by james brindley the birmingham canal was authorised in 1768 to connect birmingham to the staffordshire worcestershire canal near wolverhampton and with a branch to wednesbury the nearest coal mines to the city. Birmingham city council s directories organised by category.
Unfortunately volume 1 was the only only one ever published there has never been a volume 2. The birmingham canal navigations volume 1 1768 1846 by s r. In 1800 birmingham was the hub of the industrial revolution in britain and the centre of england s canal network which stretched from liverpool to london.
The first canal to be built in the area was the birmingham canal which was constructed from. Coronavirus covid 19 check out the latest advice service disruptions information and support about coronavirus covid 19 latest updates. Birmingham is the largest and most populous city after london.
The uk was the first country to develop a nationwide canal network. There are few raw materials in birmingham.
