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Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration))

Information about the waterway

The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration)) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. It runs for 1 mile and 4 furlongs through 10 locks from Moorcroft Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Walsall Canal)) to C&RT Bradley Workshops (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Oak Loop)).

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 1 foot.

Notable features of the waterway include Bradley Locks

AKA Bradley Locks Branch The Bradley Canal Restoration Society is working to restore the canal. From Moorcroft Junction to the bottom lock is in water but very shallow, and can be navigated by canoes or other small craft.

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:

Moorcroft Junction Junction of the Walsall Canal with the derelict Bradley Branch Canal
Bradley Lock No 1	3 furlongs	0 locks
Midland Metro Bridge (ex GWR)	3 furlongs	1 lock
Bradley Lock No 2	3¼ furlongs	1 lock
Bradley Bridge (A4098)	4 furlongs	2 locks
Bradley Lock No 3	4 furlongs	2 locks
Bradley Lock No 4	5½ furlongs	3 locks
Bradley Lock No 5	6 furlongs	4 locks
Bradley Lock No 6	6½ furlongs	5 locks
Bradley Lock No 7	7 furlongs	6 locks
Bradley Lock No 8	7½ furlongs	7 locks
Bradley Lock No 9	7¾ furlongs	9 locks
Bradley Lane Bridge Currently lowered and one of the only blockages on the route	1 mile and 3½ furlongs	10 locks
C&RT Bradley Workshops	1 mile and 4 furlongs	10 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.
Bradley Canal Restoration Society — associated with this page: Website of the society campaigning to restore the canal

Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal

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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