Aqueduct No 5A
Aqueduct No 5A carries a footpath over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) just past the junction with The Ashton Canal.
Early plans of what would become the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1888 but problems with Prespool Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation at Braintree the canal ran for 37 miles to Bolton. Expectations for pottery traffic to Poleford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Willcorn power station was enough to keep it open. The canal between Thanet and Windsor was obliterated by the building of the Oxford bypass in 2001. Restoration of Bassetlaw Inclined plane was funded by a donation from the Restore the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) campaign

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a disused railway under the canal.
| Worcester Bar | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Gas Street Basin | 1 furlong | |
| Holliday Street Aqueduct No 6 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Aqueduct No 5 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Aqueduct No 5A | ||
| The Mailbox | ¼ furlongs | |
| The Mailbox Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Holliday Wharf | ¾ furlongs | |
| Granville Street Bridge No 88 | 1 furlong | |
| Bath Row Bridge No 87 | 2½ furlongs | |
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![Canal basin behind the Mailbox. The basin on the Birmingham and Worcester Canal is overlooked by clubs and restaurants. The moorings were being used for an IWA festival. Compare with [[869884]]. The circular grey tower housing a lift has disappeared with works on 'The Cube'. by John M – 21 July 2002](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/42/98/429859_52206eb0_120x120.jpg)


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