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I am disposing of some of my relics, these include BCN register 12001-12600 recording boats still extant in that series in 1905 and the BCN plate from LMS...
Shot on and around the BCN and West Midlands 1948 onwards to early 1950's with some vierws of Whatcroft graveyard on the T & M. Peter Froud features in this...
Hello everyone, this is the latest offering: This volume is intended to give the viewer a basic knowledge of the types of working narrowboats which were once...
The November issue of Canal Boat mentions the reorganisation of the BW 13 new regions with Dean Davies appointed West Midlands Region Manager. Stourport and...
Having been at Dudley Library for a talk I passed Swan Bridge, Great Bridge Street that crosses the Balls Hill Branch, contractors have een working on the...
Thursday 15th October saw nb "Barnet" leave Broad St basin and head along the Wyrley & Essington to Norton Canes Docks. To their suprise the latest dredging...
I have heard of the demolition of the Battery Company offices at Selly Oak from the Victorian Society. Seemingly this has happened in the last 3 months. The...
available from today- "BRITISH CANAL HISTORY IN COLOUR" - Featuring archive colour and black and white film from the 1950's and 60's. See working boats on the...
Approaching Wolverhampton today we took a boats view of Chillington wharf (see heading picture). The approach to the city is so depressing, first there is...
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I have been informed that spot dredging, overhanging tree removal work and removal of floating Pennywort is to commence this week. The section is Sneyd to...
Horseley Fields Jcn to Sneyd. Following much discussion in the state of this section we decided to investigate it ourselves in detail and make available our...
Its going to be quite a spectacle at the Black Country Living Museum this weekend. With over 40 tradtional historic boats in the museum and outside the canal...
Between now and Spring 2010, TV producers Isis Media are making a leisure and heritage series for Discovery Real Time channel, looking at places of interest on...
report just sent to me 15.15PM. Heading towards Wolverhampton just after Summit tunnel near to the first legs of the M5. There is a "Island" of weed, this is...
It has been proposed that the date for the 2010 WRG/BCNS will be 17/18 April 2010. Booking on details will be issued nearer the date. Look forward to seeing as...
I took some photos of Langley Maltings ythis afternoon. They show the state of the building after the fire that took place last week. It is obvious that...
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd Maltings, Western Road, Langley Green There have been reports that Bank’s have put up the Langley Green Maltings for...
We live at ockerhill moorings I would like to find out more about this place. Some one told me that the workshop was closed down in 1955 or so and basically...
A tribute to a great boatman, some of you may remember him on "Severn dolphin" when on the BCN in the 1970's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv2kUAPSP8E...
Following Peter Davies' account sent in to CanalscapeBCN of his trip around the BCN. You may have missed the BCN Explorer Cruise which took place from 11th to...
My wife and I have just had a wonderfull 2 week holiday on my inlaws boat cruising the BCN. We started off on the Staff and Worcs and went up the Wolverhampton...
The quality of the photographs published in Canal Boat that have been now linked to Henry Hodgkinson deserves some further brief comment about the man. Henry...
Hi, If you look in Max Sinclairs photos in the photo section there are one or two of the yard. Our collection has some too. The Drydock was filled in and the...
Dominic Gauden sent me the message below: He has since informed me that the site will probably be open until October. Graham Whorton If anyone is interested...
The observation that contractors have exposed part of the Gibsons Arm is probably the last chance for recording a section of a private branch built for Thomas...
This is a question I have asked before on various sites hopefully someone here could help, is there an existing photograph/photographs of the yard including...
Thursday 6th August, The BCN walk was this year centred around a short section of the BCN at Wolverhampton. The canalside quarter has deteriorated in recent...
