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The Titford Canal (grid reference) is a narrow (7-foot (2.1 m)) canal, a short branch of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. Authorised under the Birmingham Canal Navigation Act 1768 ( 8 Geo. 3 .
The Spon Lane Locks Branch is an 800-yard section of the BCN Main Line canal in Oldbury, England, which forms a connecting canal "sliproad" where the Old BCN Main Line crosses the New BCN Main Line at the Stewart Aqueduct. It runs westwards from Spon Lane Junction (underneath the M5 motorway) via the three Spon Lane Locks to Bromford Junction.
Oldbury is a market town in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, in the county of the West Midlands, England.It is the administrative centre of the borough. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 13,606, [2] while the 2017 population of the wider built-up area was estimated at 25,488. [3]
The start of the Birmingham Canal at Gas Street Basin, central Birmingham Bridge over Birmingham Canal Old Main Line in Birmingham City Centre. Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country.
Canal Street apartment shooting investigation reveals 'targeted attack' Gannett. Mike Randall, Middletown Times Herald- Record. March 11, 2024 at 6:46 AM.
Tividale Park has been known as Derygate (Deer Gate) Park; it can be traced back as far as 1327 when Tividale was known as Derickton Cross. [2]Tividale was largely developed from the mid 19th century around the main road from Oldbury and Dudley, on the border of Dudley and Tipton.
Oldbury branch railway bridge over the Tifford Canal. The Oldbury Branch Railway was a short branch line which ran from Langley Green on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line to the town of Oldbury. It also served the Oldbury Division of the manufacturing company, Albright and Wilson.
The Smethwick Canal Heritage Centre was located on Brasshouse Lane. On Halford's Lane is The Hawthorns Railway Station and West Bromwich Albion Football Club . Bridge Street, former home of the Smethwick Engine (now in the Think Tank, Birmingham), is off Rolfe Street past the railway station.