Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, Hopwas
A woman standing by a Hopwas Wood Bridge over the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal at Hopwas, near Tamworth.
Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, who retain copyright ownership.
Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, Hopwas
Women walking along the towpath by an icy Birmingham & Fazeley Canal at Hopwas, near Tamworth. Hopwas Wood Bridge is in the background.
Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, ...
Canal from Nursery Lane Bridge, Hopwas
A posrcard view looking north towards the Birmingham Road Bridge from Dixons or Nursery Lane Bridge over the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, on the route of the Coventry Canal.
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Canal in winter, Drayton Bassett
Looking south along the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal towards the Turret Footbridge, Drayton Bassett. This unusual bridge dates from the late 18th century and is a high iron footbridge reached by stairs ...
Canals and war, Tamworth
In 1798 Rev Francis Blick, noted in the parish register the startling sight of 12,000 soldiers passing through Tamworth on canal barges en route to supress a rebellion in Ireland.
Fazeley Canal and Tolson's Mill, Dosthill
Tolson's Mill began life as Sir Robert Peel's Mill, where they made narrow tape and webbing. Peel leased and eventually sold the mill to William Tolson, who was leasing Dosthill Hall at the time.
In ...
Spinney Bridge, Fazeley
Spinney Bridge on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, near Fazeley and Drayton Bassett.
Swing Bridge and Turret Bridge, Drayton Bassett
Looking north along the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal towards the Swing Bridge and Turret Footbridge, Drayton Bassett. This unusual bridge dates from the late 18th century and is a high iron footbridge ...
The Canal and Wood Bridge, Hopwas
Hopwas Wood Bridge on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, near Hopwas. Just out of frame on the right of the bridge are the remains of a World War II pillbox: a reinforced concrete fortification with ...
The Junction House, Lichfield Street, Fazeley
The Junction House on Lichfield Street, Fazeley which stands at the junction of the Coventry Canal and Birmingham and Fazeley Canal.