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Canal by Gas Street Basin, Birmingham

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English: Canal by Gas Street Basin, Birmingham The stretch of canal beyond the stop lock (foreground)leads to the junction of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and the older Birmingham Canal, beyond the arch of Broad Street Tunnel. In fact, the W & B formerly terminated at Gas Street Basin because when it opened it was prevented from connecting with the Birmingham Canal, so goods had to be carried from boat to boat across a solid barrier, known as the Worcester Bar, which separated the canals. An Act of Parliament in 1815 resulted in this stop lock being constructed, linking the two canals. Gas Street Basin is off camera to the right. (Oh, and the cast iron bridge is a replica of the Horseley design, built in the 1980s)
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Camera location52° 28′ 37″ N, 1° 54′ 32″ W  Heading=315° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location52° 28′ 38″ N, 1° 54′ 35″ W  Heading=315° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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