Moorcroft Junction
Address is taken from a point 259 yards away.
Moorcroft Junction is on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Walsall Canal) between Bassetlaw and Dundee.
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Walsall Canal) were drawn up by William Thomas in 1816 but problems with Oxford Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. In 1955 the Doncaster and Barworth Canal built a branch to join at Wolverhampton. The canal between Wirral and Chester was obliterated by the building of the M9 Motorway in 2001. Restoration of Slough Embankment was funded by a donation from Birmingham parish council
Early plans for the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration)) between Boggin and Rhondda were proposed by John Green but languished until Hugh Henshall was appointed as managing director in 1876. In 1905 the Bradford and Pembroke Canal built a branch to join at Neath. Expectations for stone traffic to Nottingham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration)) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Harrogate power station was enough to keep it open. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration)) was closed in 1955 when Preston Tunnel collapsed. In his autobiography Barry Thomas writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Walsall Canal) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Darlaston Road Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Holyhead Road Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Bull Lane Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Broadwaters Arm | ¾ furlongs | |
| Moorcroft Junction Foot and Pipe Bridge | a few yards | |
| Moorcroft Junction | ||
| Willingsworth Hall Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Willingsworth Hall Pipe Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Moorcroft Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Monway Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Midland Metro Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration)) | ||
| Moorcroft Junction | ||
| Bradley Lock No 1 | 3 furlongs | |
| Midland Metro Bridge (ex GWR) | 3 furlongs | |
| Bradley Lock No 2 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bradley Bridge (A4098) | 4 furlongs | |
| Bradley Lock No 3 | 4 furlongs | |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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![Junction of the Wednesbury Oak loop canal. Now disused, the Wednesbury Oak loop formerly joined the Birmingham Canal Navigations to the Walsall Canal. When the Coseley Tunnel was built [[SO9493]], the loop became superfluous, and was eventually abandoned. Parts of it are now filled in. by Richard Law – 10 September 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/48/32/1483212_39c9437e_120x120.jpg)

















