Bradley Branch, Canal branch in West Midlands, England.
The Bradley Branch extends 0.6 miles from Wednesbury Oak to Moorcroft Junction, featuring nine locks along its course through industrial landscapes.
Completed in 1849, the Bradley Branch served local coal mines and industrial sites, becoming a vital transportation link in the Birmingham Canal Navigations network.
The Bradley Canal Festival brings together waterway enthusiasts at the CRT Bradley Workshops, offering boat trips, guided walks, and traditional lock gate making demonstrations.
The Bradley Canal Restoration Society maintains regular updates on renovation projects and accepts new members throughout the year to support ongoing preservation efforts.
The locks of Bradley Branch incorporated single gates at both ends rather than traditional double gates, representing an uncommon engineering approach in canal construction.
GPS coordinates: 52.55060,-2.05090
Latest update: March 2, 2025 22:48
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