Bordesley Basin

Mooring here is tolerable (it's just about possible if really necessary), mooring pins are needed. This isn't a pretty place to moor, but it is secure. (see Extra Information).
You can wind here.
| Site of Curzon Street Wharf | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Ashted Bottom Lock | 6½ furlongs | |
| Curzon Street Tunnel (northern entrance) | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Curzon Street Tunnel (southern entrance) | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Proof House Junction | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Fazeley Street Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Bordesley Basin | ||
This isn't a pretty place to moor, but it is secure. If the gate
under Fazeley Street bridge is unlocked, make sure you are far enough
in to be out of reach of the short bit of towpath. (ends before the
basin proper opens out.)
Similarly check that the gates out of
the basin are locked, (which of course means that you cannot get out
- but this is not a place to stay in Brum, just if you don't want to
head on to better moorings, which are all a fair number of locks
away).
Not certain of the entitlement to mooring here - but I
have not heard of anyone having problems staying overnight.
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
- Digbeth Branch Canal Walk — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Digbeth Branch)
- A walk along the Digbeth Branch Canal from Aston Junction to Warwick Bar
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In the direction of Aston Junction
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In the direction of Aston Junction
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In the direction of Aston Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Aston Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Aston Junction
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In the direction of Aston Junction
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![Happy Birthday Hip Hop 2023. This is another detail of [[[7571407]]], signed by Sneak Pekoe of the @restingbfacecrew of women street artists at the Hi Vis Festival in Digbeth, which was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop music and culture in New York City in 1973. by A J Paxton – 16 August 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/57/14/7571467_264c9aeb_120x120.jpg)



![Fazeley Street, Digbeth, after the Hi Vis Festival 2023. The Hi Vis Festival is a celebration of street art and Hip Hop culture; see the BBC site https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-66466444 and also Damian Walmsley's site https://damienwalmsley.com/highvis-2023-celebrating-50-years-of-hiphop/. On the left is part of a factory wall painted by Sneak Pekoe of @restingbfacecrew, more of which is can be seen at [[[7571407]]]. Up ahead, an artist is still at work on a scissor lift, repainting the walls of the printworks at 82 Fazeley Street. This building dates from around 1825 and was once a pub called the Royal Oak, according to the Closed Pubs site https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/warwickshire/birmingham_b5_royaloak2.html . In recent years its outside walls have become a canvas for street artists, but the current decor is too psychedelic and druggy for my liking and won't be getting a close up on Geograph. Behind it rise buildings of central Birmingham. by A J Paxton – 16 August 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/57/20/7572008_521e984a_120x120.jpg)



![RBF: Detail of street art by @restingbfacecrew. This is a detail of [[[7571407]]], painted by a crew of women street artists in August 2023 as part of the Hi Vis Festival. I have cropped the 'Flux' lettering to concentrate on the face. On RBF as an internet meme and concept in psychology, see Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resting_bitch_face . Restingbfacecrew is a good example of a 'nom de guerre' (war name), an insulting - in this case sexist - term that the target of the insult reclaims and uses as a badge of resistance and pride. For another Birmingham example, literally a war name, see [[[843655]]]. In the world of hip hop and street culture, the RBF expression conveys a certain don't-mess-with-me attitude. Notice also the use here of stereotypically feminine, and currently fashionable, Barbie pink in this assertive way. by A J Paxton – 16 August 2023](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/57/14/7571453_f3f985b8_120x120.jpg)



![OS cutmark - 106 Fazeley Street. An OS cutmark on the face of a building [[7818003]] on Fazeley Street, last levelled by the OS in 1966 at 105.397m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn. by Richard Law – 03 July 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/81/79/7817996_d1b6c8da_120x120.jpg)


![Street art, Fazeley Street, Digbeth. This beautiful piece has been painted on the wall of the former H J Thornton factory next to the work by @restingbfacecrew [[[7571407]]], but I don't know if this is theirs as well. The wall was painted during the Hi Vis Festival in August 2023. by A J Paxton – 16 August 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/57/20/7572011_d5cbc5d1_120x120.jpg)



