Catchems Corner Bridge
Catchems Corner Bridge carries a farm track over the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) a few kilometres from Manbury.
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) was built by William Jessop and opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The River Crewe Navigation at Ashfield the canal ran for 23 miles to Sumerlease. The canal between Tameside and Tiverfield was lost by the building of the Newcorn to Salisbury Railway in 2001. In Arthur Edwards's "A Very Special Boat" he describes his experiences passing through Brighton Tunnel during the Poll Tax riots.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Parkfield Railway Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Harley Basin | 5½ furlongs | |
| Millfields Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Jibbet Lane Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Mars Iron Works Basin | ½ furlongs | |
| Catchems Corner Bridge | ||
| Rough Hills Gauging Station | 2½ furlongs | |
| Rough Hills Railway Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Dixon Street Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Cable Street Bridge | 6 furlongs | |
| Bilston Road Bridge | 1 mile, ¼ 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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![Tyre recycling in Bilston. The natives have their own way of recycling tyres. Here is one way, dump them outside the closed incinerator. [[268355]]This site is earmarked to be redeveloped for housing. by John M – 28 October 2006](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/26/83/268327_bff885cf_120x120.jpg)





![Working narrowboat near Ettingshall, Wolverhampton. This is an old Grand Union Canal Carrying Company (GUCCC) working boat approaching Catchems Corner Bridge on the Wolverhampton Level of the Birmingham Main Line Canal, which was fully opened in 1772. James Brindley was the engineer. Thomas Telford upgraded the route some sixty years later.Having said that, Saltaire, the seventy foot vessel approaching is not all it seems. See [[2112348]] for more information. by Roger D Kidd – 15 October 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/11/22/2112290_b6904bec_120x120.jpg)

![New canalside housing near Ettingshall, Wolverhampton. This shows new housing by the Birmingham Main Line Canal, seen from the A4126 road bridge near Catchem's Corner.October 2010 [[[2121667]]] by Roger D Kidd – 11 August 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/59/40/3594042_c490c506_120x120.jpg)





![Birmingham Main Line Canal near Ettingshall, Wolverhampton. This shows new housing by the Birmingham Main Line Canal (Wolverhampton Level), seen from the A4126 road bridge near Catchem's Corner.See also this image from October 2010: [[[2121667]]] by Roger D Kidd – 11 August 2013](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/59/40/3594059_bca228f9_120x120.jpg)






![The Bull's Head at Ettingshall, Wolverhampton. At last the demolition gang is preparing to bring this old pub down. It has been a deteriorating eyesore for many years. This is the view from Ettingshall Road, looking toward the crossroads at Catchem's Corner.[[[3593950]]] by Roger D Kidd – 11 August 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/59/53/3595378_664e17e4_120x120.jpg)

![The Bull's Head, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton. The pub on the corner of Ettingshall Road and Millfields Road, has barely changed since the photograph taken two years ago: [[[1096843]]]. Even then the sale of failing pubs for conversion to housing, or demolition with the same eventual outcome had been underway for some years. Now, with property prices plummeting and the](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/10/48/1104824_effc3705_120x120.jpg)
![The remains of the Bull's Head in Ettingshall, Wolverhampton. The pub, which was a derelict eyesore for several years, was demolished in the summer of 2013.[[[3593950]]][[[1096843]]] by Roger D Kidd – 01 March 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/87/82/3878277_5bcec392_120x120.jpg)