The Digbeth Branch Canal in Birmingham, England is a short canal which links the mainline of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal at Aston Junction and the Grand Union Canal at Digbeth Junction (or historically, at the adjacent Warwick Bar) in Digbeth, a district in Birmingham, England.
Aston Junction. The Digbeth Branch Canal begins, top right.Locks on the Digbeth BranchProof House JunctionThe Warwick Bar stop lock and Banana WarehouseBordesley Junction
Completed in 1799 the Digbeth Branch of the Birmingham Canal Navigations provided a route for traffic between the mainline of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, and thus the Birmingham Canal mainline, to and from the Warwick and Birmingham Canal (now part of the Grand Union Canal), initially via transshipment over a short physical gap between the canals called the Warwick Bar, with a stop lock later allowing through passage of boats.
In modern times, Digbeth Junction is sometimes regarded as the junction with the Grand Union Canal, but historically the through route goes a little further, under a former railway bridge, and meets the Grand Union Canal (originally the Warwick and Birmingham Canal) at the Warwick Bar stop lock just to the rear of Birmingham Proof House.
From here, the Grand Union Canal continues the route onwards to Bordesley Junction.
All of the canal between Ashted Lock at Jennens Road (formerly the A47) and Great Barr Street (Bordesley) is within the Warwick Bar Conservation Area.
Perrott, David; Mosse, Jonathan (2006). Nicholson Waterways Guide 3 - Birmingham & the Heart of England. Collins. ISBN978-0-00-721111-1.
Priestley, Joseph (1831). Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways, Throughout Great Britain. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green.
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6 Grand Union Canal to Warwick The Digbeth Branch Canal in Birmingham England is a short canal which links the mainline of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal at Aston Junction and the Grand Union Canal at Digbeth Junction or historically at the adjacent Warwick Bar in Digbeth a district in Birmingham England Aston Junction The Digbeth Branch Canal begins top right Locks on the Digbeth BranchProof House JunctionThe Warwick Bar stop lock and Banana WarehouseBordesley JunctionCompleted in 1799 the Digbeth Branch of the Birmingham Canal Navigations provided a route for traffic between the mainline of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal and thus the Birmingham Canal mainline to and from the Warwick and Birmingham Canal now part of the Grand Union Canal initially via transshipment over a short physical gap between the canals called the Warwick Bar with a stop lock later allowing through passage of boats The 1 mile long canal has six locks descending 40 feet from Aston Junction the final lock will be located under the final approach to High Speed 2 s Birmingham Curzon Street railway station After that final lock the canal passes through a grade II listed tunnel carrying the lines eastwards from Birmingham New Street railway station and originally the lines to the original Curzon Street station Beyond the tunnel is Digbeth Junction From the junction there is a short branch to the Typhoo Basin In modern times Digbeth Junction is sometimes regarded as the junction with the Grand Union Canal but historically the through route goes a little further under a former railway bridge and meets the Grand Union Canal originally the Warwick and Birmingham Canal at the Warwick Bar stop lock just to the rear of Birmingham Proof House From here the Grand Union Canal continues the route onwards to Bordesley Junction All of the canal between Ashted Lock at Jennens Road formerly the A47 and Great Barr Street Bordesley is within the Warwick Bar Conservation Area Contents 1 Features 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksFeatures editPoint CoordinatesAston Junction 52 29 25 N 1 53 19 W 52 49020 N 1 88850 W 52 49020 1 88850 Aston Junction Ashted Lock 52 29 10 N 1 53 02 W 52 48625 N 1 88401 W 52 48625 1 88401 Ashted Lock Ashted tunnel North portal 52 28 55 N 1 52 55 W 52 48187 N 1 88191 W 52 48187 1 88191 Ashted tunnel North portal Ashted tunnel South portal 52 28 51 N 1 52 59 W 52 48080 N 1 88295 W 52 48080 1 88295 Ashted tunnel South portal Railway viaduct 52 28 51 N 1 53 04 W 52 48082 N 1 88451 W 52 48082 1 88451 Railway viaduct Proof House Junction 52 28 49 N 1 53 03 W 52 48028 N 1 88411 W 52 48028 1 88411 Proof House Junction Warwick Bar 52 28 47 N 1 53 00 W 52 47985 N 1 88338 W 52 47985 1 88338 Warwick Bar River Rea 52 28 44 N 1 52 55 W 52 47897 N 1 88192 W 52 47897 1 88192 River Rea Great Barr Street 52 28 40 N 1 52 48 W 52 47783 N 1 87996 W 52 47783 1 87996 Great Barr Street Bordesley Junction 52 28 32 N 1 52 38 W 52 47565 N 1 87719 W 52 47565 1 87719 Bordesley Junction See also edit nbsp United Kingdom portal nbsp Transport portalCanals of Great Britain History of the British canal systemReferences editPerrott David Mosse Jonathan 2006 Nicholson Waterways Guide 3 Birmingham amp the Heart of England Collins ISBN 978 0 00 721111 1 Priestley Joseph 1831 Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers Canals and Railways Throughout Great Britain Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green External links editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates KML file edit help Template Attached KML Digbeth Branch CanalKML is from Wikidata Birmingham City Council Map of Warwick Bar Conservation Area PDF Birmingham City Council Planning Committee designation of Warwick Bar Conservation Area 1987 PDF Historic England Curzon tunnel grade II 1075609 National Heritage List for England Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Digbeth Branch Canal amp oldid 1215266799, 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