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English: Hosepipes and polytunnels by the canal north of Hopwas The Coventry Canal was started in 1768, and reached Atherstone by 1771, but lack of money meant that although it was planned to end at Fradley Junction, it had still only reached Fazeley by 1790. In the meantime, the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal had been built and used the Coventry Canal's original planned line to Whittington Brook a kilometre on from this image. Another company then continued northwards to Fradley Junction. This final section was bought back by the Coventry Company later. – It explains how a long section of the canal including that pictured here is still not the Coventry canal. Five and a half miles of canal running through Hopwas remains as part of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, which has un-numbered bridges. Coventry Canal Bridge No 77 at Fazeley Junction is five and a half miles from bridge No 78 at Whittington Brook. – There were still some strawberries growing under the tunnels here on land by Hademore Farm.