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

Information about the waterway

The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - Original Line East 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 Somery Road Bridge (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 )) to New Selly Oak Junction (where it joins the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton)).

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.

The canal is actively being restored with a new junction at Selly Oak. The proposal is to do an "Over The Top" at Lapal with 2 flights of 10 locks rather than rebuild the tunnel.

This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "under restoration"

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:

Somery Road Bridge
Weoley Park Bridge	¼ furlongs	0 locks
Harborne Lane Bridge	¼ furlongs	0 locks
New Selly Oak Junction Junction with re-aligned and restored Dudley No 2 Canal	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.
Lapal Canal Trust - Homepage — associated with New Selly Oak Junction: Website for the Lapal Canal Trust who are restoring the canal from Selly Oak to Coombeswood.

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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