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Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - Original Line West End )

The Act of Parliament for the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - Original Line West End ) was passed on January 1 1888 after extensive lobbying by John Rennie. Orginally intended to run to St Helens, the canal was never completed beyond Preston. Expectations for pottery traffic to Sunderland were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - Original Line West End ) was closed in 1905 when St Albans Locks collapsed. According to Henry Edwards's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Boggin Embankment is haunted by the ghost of Peter Wood, a lengthsman, who drowned in the canal one winter night.

Information about the waterway

The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - Original Line West End ) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal). It runs for ¼ furlongs from Coombeswood (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Coombeswood )) to Lapal Canal - New line Diverges From Original Route (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - Abandoned Line ) and the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - New Line )).

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 not known. The maximum draught is not known.

This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "no reason given"

The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River Trust

Canal & River Trust
Canal & River Trust 0303 040 4040
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/
customer.services@canalrivertrust.org.uk

Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:

Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map

Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:

Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:

	Coombeswood Limit of Navigation - The canal from here to Selly Oak is closed
	Lapal Canal - New line Diverges From Original Route	¼ furlongs	0 locks

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Additional information

Navigational Notes

External websites

Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations: Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.

Wikipedia

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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