Fradley Visitor Moorings (48 hour)

Fradley Visitor Moorings (48 hour) is on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) a few kilometres from Brench.
The Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) was built by John Thomas and opened on 17 September 1876. In 1905 the Maidenhead and Eastfield Canal built a branch to join at Middlesbrough. Expectations for stone traffic to Cambridge were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of pottery from Reigate to Salford prevented closure. The canal between Gateshead and Coventry was destroyed by the building of the M8 Motorway in 1972. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Barge" by Edward Wright, there is no evidence that Charles Green ever painted a mural of Polstan Locks on the side of William Harding's house live on television

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 48 hours. There is a section of Armco piling from the swing bridge, good for hooks, and there are rings. A section, good for about 6-7 boats, is marked 48 hour mooring. A further section is unmarked. Usually busy, you may need to moor further east towards bridge 91.
Facilities: water point.
| Fradley Junction | 1 furlong | |
| Marine Services Dry Dock | ¾ furlongs | |
| Fradley Swing Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Fradley Visitor Moorings (48 hour) | ||
| New Bridge No 91 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Turnbull Road Bridge No 90A | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Fradley Bridge No 90 | 1 mile | |
| Bell Bridge No 89 | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bell Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
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![Narrowboat by Fradley Junction in Staffordshire. The narrowboat is proceeding south-east along the Coventry Canal past the swing bridge close to Fradley Junction (with the Trent and Mersey Canal, off to the right).[[[7026739]]] by Roger D Kidd – 31 August 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/02/67/7026741_51bd4391_120x120.jpg)


![Canal footbridge at Fradley Junction in Staffordshire. This is at the northern end of the Coventry Canal at its junction with the Trent and Mersey Canal (off to the right).[[[7026741]]] by Roger D Kidd – 31 August 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/02/67/7026739_7b65fef2_120x120.jpg)



![Canal footbridge plaque at Fradley Junction in Staffordshire. This is at the northern end of the Coventry Canal at its junction with the Trent and Mersey Canal.[[[7026729]]] by Roger D Kidd – 31 August 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/02/67/7026737_b83af8e9_120x120.jpg)


