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Dear Colleagues The programme of works for dismantling the coal chutes in Smethwick can now be viewed in the 'Files' section of this site. British Waterways ...
Dear All there is a short video sequence on the bbc's website which has an interview with the archaeology team responsible for recording the chutes. This can...
Subject: Re: Sandwell Coal Bunker Laurence, there is no problem with the posting of the letter to Canals and Rivers to the Canalscape Website. There are other...
Dear All A revised programme for dismantling of the coal chutes has been uploaded to the file section of CanalScapeBCN. The programme has been brought forward...
Dear All I am currently carrying out a heritage audit of Rushall Locks 2, 3 and 4. The purpose of this study is to inform and guide the specifications for...
The locks at Rushall are to the later standard BCN design, similar to those which existed on the Bentley. In the days of the BW Icknield Port office (Resevoir...
Laurence mentions the by-passes that close the bottom gates. These are also installed on the Perry Barr flight, and a couple of years ago we experimented...
Dear All a press release relating to the coal chutes dismantling was issued yesterday. please see copy of this release below. Dismantling of Coal Chutes...
Laurence The website seems to be doing its job as a clearing house briefing vehicle for the BCN, well done! Unfortunately I am in London on Friday but hope to...
In just 2 hours the 1937 Coal hopper fell to the demolition hammer. The appalling state of the bunker was obvious in the speed and little amount of effort...
The Railway / Canal interchange basin at Monmore Green is not being maintained by English Welsh & Scottish Railways. Nick Hogben, senior enviromental officer...
Dear All The cast iron towpath bridge over the Old Main Line at Bromford Junction is due to be repaired in July / August. I am trying to ascertain whether the...
There are many aspects of local waterways where heritage issues are relevant. At Christmas Birmingham people lamented the closure of the Tower Ballroom...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the CanalScapeBCN group. File : /BCN...
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If you are interested in all or some of the items mentioned in Ray's list you may like to join the BCNS walk led by Ray around this area, he is particularly...
For those who pass through Wolverhampton by train, few can fail to notice the demolition contractors that are now tearing down the structure of the Crane...
Railway Interchange Basins For more than 100 years transfer of goods traffic between Railway and Canal was made possible in the West Midlands through the...
Sadly I have to report that the intact painted sign for Peter Keays dock in Carl St Walsall has been painted over. This unique link to BCN boatbuilding history...
Sadly, the Borough of Telford & Wrekin have carried out work to install traffic calming measures as part of a 20mph zone in Newport Shropshire. As can be seen...
Canal Cottage 65, Belmont Row, Birmingham The Government Office for West Midlands has now received confirmation by the acquiring authority for the compulsory...
Digging Up The Past The Sandwell Chronicle (July 13th, 2006) published a piece on the current archaeological excavation at Elwell’s Forge Wednesbury,...
British Waterways propose to refurbish Tividale Aqueduct and have submitted an application to Sandwell MBC to Listed building Consent to enable them to do so,...
Some of you may have heard a rumour that has been spreading about the rotary dock at Bradley workshops BCN being scrapped. This is NOT TRUE.In order to gain...
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd Maltings, Western Road, Langley Green There have been reports that Bank’s have put up the Langley Green Maltings for...
Yes Langley Maltings at Oldbury are definitely for sale. See photo posted today showing FOR SALE sign. We await the outcome. What will they be used for? More...
Reading the news item in the latest Waterways World about the demolition of the coal bunkers, I was puzzled by the reference to the "James Watt Foundry in...
Following the interest on the impending sale of Langley Maltings here are the sales details taken from the web site of the sellers, "Sellers". As it is part...
Can the BCNS or IWA check with the local planners what their views are? My experience tells me that the rent for the next 4 years is a nice little earner...
Details of listing status of Langley Maltings and information for anyone interested in communicating with the Conservation Officer on the council in the first...
Paintings are often provide useful information about how things were.The Antiques for Everyone Show at the NEC regulary has prints and paintings on show for...
