The canal run write ups are as tedious to write as they are to read (sorry about that, Chief). For this one, the map is linked to the picture of the map (above) with the colour coded pushpins for bridges, locks, graffiti, etc clearly marked (all the photos are there and the ones I didn’t think I’d necessarily want to see again bunched into galleries in this post).
My path joined the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal’s at Compton Bridge, above. There is a plaque on the bridge which casts some shade on the idea that the first ever narrow canal is the (still fab) Compton Lock, here:
From the junction with the Birmingham Main Line to the Wolverhampton City Centre there is a flight of 21 locks, some of which were atmospheric:
Others sported graffiti or interesting hazard markings:
There was the obligatory Beatles earworm prompt (Number 9 Number 9 Number 9 Number 9 …):
The Wolves Top Lock has a house (the toll keepers?) and a marker:
And, the other locks did nothing for me but here they are if you are that sort of anorak:
There were also some impressive bridges and other structures. Tettenhall Old Bridge put the new bridge to shame:
These older two rail viaducts are massive:
There’s a low head space tunnel under another set of rail bridges:
The junction between the two canals is signposted…”I went down to the crossroads,” was the earworm that Revolution 9 later replaced:
And, finally, some interesting weirs that also served as footbridges were served up in the first few steps beside the waters:
And, to finish off, here are the other pics from this run:
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