Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Digbeth Branch)
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Digbeth Branch) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal).
It runs for 1 mile and 3¼ furlongs through 6 locks from Aston Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line)) to Bordesley Basin (which is a dead end).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 6 feet and 6 inches. The maximum draught is 4 feet.
It has a junction with the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal) at Proof House Junction.
Notable features of the waterway include Ashted Locks, Ashted Tunnel and Curzon Street Tunnel
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 85M - Black Country Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 38M - Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 40M - Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 87M - Warwickshire Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Warwickshire Ring & Ashby Canal
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 2 - Severn, Avon & Birmingham
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 3 - Birmingham & the Heart of England
- Pearsons Canal Companion: South Midlands and Warwickshire Ring & Ashby and Connecting Canals
- Pearson's Canal Companion: Stourport Ring; Black Country Canals; Birmingham Canal Navigations
Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:
| Aston Junction Junction of B&F and Digbeth Branch Canals |
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| Former Coldfield Iron Works Basin Infilled and built upon |
¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Former Brass Foundry Basin Infilled |
¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Love Lane Bridge | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Lister Street Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Dartmouth Street Basin Infilled |
1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Heneage Street Winding Hole Site of former Excelsior Coal Wharf Basin |
1¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Heneage Street Bridge With pipe bridge alongside |
2 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Heneage Street Basin Infilled and built upon |
2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Ashted Top Lock | 2½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Ashted Tunnel (northwestern end) | 2½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Ashted Tunnel (southeastern entrance) | 3 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Ashted Lock No 2 | 3½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Ashted Lock No 3 | 3¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Belmont Row Bridge With pipe bridge alongside |
3¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Ashted Lock No 4 | 4 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Ashton Lock No 5 | 4¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Curzon Street Bridge With pipe bridge alongside |
4½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Site of Curzon Street Wharf | 4½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Ashted Bottom Lock | 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Curzon Street Tunnel (northern entrance) Carries the main railway lines into New Street Station. |
5 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Curzon Street Tunnel (southern entrance) Carries the main railway lines into New Street Station. |
5½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Proof House Junction | 6 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Fazeley Street Bridge | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Bordesley Basin The site of tea warehouses, and Limit of Navigation. |
1 mile and 3¼ furlongs | 6 locks |
- 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 this page
- A walk along the Digbeth Branch Canal from Aston Junction to Warwick Bar
Wikipedia has a page about Birmingham Canal Navigations
Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country. The BCN is connected to the rest of the English canal system at several junctions.
At its working peak, the BCN contained about 160 miles (257 km) of canals; today just over 100 miles (160 km) are navigable, and the majority of traffic is from tourist and residential narrowboats.
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