Walsall Power Station Water Supply Those who follow the industry along the banks of the BCN, mat recall Walsall Power Station at Birchills. Whilst looking for...
To help promote, publicise and to get more visitors Canalsacpe- SLOUGHARM has been formed. We would welcome new members to thsi group who can help support one...
In one of the pictures before demolition you can see a sunk joey boat on the remains of the wharf. What happened to it? Was it moved before the demolition...
Slough Arm The Wyrley & Essington, private waterway served Brownhill New (Coppice) Colliery, owned by the Hanbury Family. Details of this andOld Bownhills...
Railway & Canal Historical Society (West Midlands Branch) Meeting at Carrs Lane Saturday 20th October 2007 At 1400- 1600 For those Canalscape members...
Is this available to buy or as a reference source in local libraries only? Andy Matthews ... (Coppice) Colliery, owned by the Hanbury Family. ... development...
British Waterways – Stourport Canal Basins Restoration Volunteer and Training Opportunities British Waterways have a Volunteer Programme connected to the ...
Can anyone help with this query received today about a swing (or possibly lift) bridge that used to be on the Hatherton Branch of the Staffs & Worcs Canal? I...
Sue How about page 85 of March 1990 WW? This featured Churchbridge Locks and the Hawkins Branch Lift Bridge. The photo is credited to Waterway Archives at...
Ian Langford In his Staffordshire & Worcester Canal Book records 13 bridges on the Hatherton Branch, some of which were accommodation bridges- on first ...
BCN Built Structures The future of the Tipton Gauging House (BCN Built) highlights the issue of how many BCN designed and built remain. Early structures were...
Hawkins Old Coppice Colliery Following on from Hugh Potter's observations the large and roughly square basin that served Old Coppice Colliery was linked by a...
See the groups heading picture. Shown in the "Express and Star" tonight is a detailed impression of the "canalside quarter" of Wolverhampton. Gone is the...
Tipton Gauging Station Regular users may recall the meeting we had at Carrs Lane in October regarding boat gauging. Concern was expressed during that meeting...
I've recently acquired a 'type 1' Bantock called 'Orianne'. BCN 18791. She's motorised, retaining the original stern and 'elum. I've seen a 1973 photo of her,...
BCN 18791 was gauged 26-10-03, owner T Bantock, fleet number 30. Original name "Superb" on resale to T & S Element the boat was renamed "Now Eileen". Listed as...
Thanks for that. I discovered her BCN number from Pete Harrison (no plate on her) as well as an earlier number 11371 from 1884. I wasn't aware of the Elements...
... owners- Ted and Margaret Bailey who used to live in Jeffcott Road Penn??? Wolverhampton. ... significant ... Well done Bob. The engine was petrol driving a...
Dear All I have been informed that the service bridge at Bankfields Works will be demolished on 21st January. If anyone would like more information on the...
Were they early members of Wolverhampton Boat Club? Brian Kingshott ... From: ROBERT CLARKE To: CanalScapeBCN@... Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008...
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Yes they were members of the Autherley Boat Club which then became W:ton Boat Club Kind Regards Bob Clarke ... From: Max Sinclair <thebutty@...> To:...
Modern so-called replica BCN tugs are generally built somewhere between 55 and 60ft long. Handy for navigatiing the whole canal system especially the northern...
The BCN tugs as built today are true to myth rather than reality! Virtually none had boatmans cabins, many had low cabins for access through low side bridges,...
Reposted as apparantly it didn't work properly last time: What I was particularly intrigued by is whether the length of the tug was determined by the working...
The answer to the style which Thomas's chose may seem a little odd. Thomas were very powerful in the canal transport hierarchy, sparring almost continously...
A couple of points Laurence. 1. The miniature concrete Joeys at Calf Heath. I rather think the late Colonel Ritchie may have acquired some of these, it was...
Hi Lawrence and Paul, with my family having worked for all the companies mentioned here at some point I feel I can comment on this. My family always called the...
On the subject of Tugs, T & S Element installed a large water tank holding 700 gallons in the fore end of one of their tugs.Coupled to the engine they thought...
