Birmingham Canal Navigations: A History

by Phil Clayton

The Birmingham Canal Navigations comprise the greatest concentration of waterways in Britain. Over the course of a century, from the original Birmingham Canal of 1769, they grew to their greatest extent of almost 160 miles, all within about a 12-mile radius of their geographical centre of Walsall. The network was a major driver of the great industrial development of Birmingham and the Black Country, carrying vast quantities of raw materials and finished...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719840198
• ISBN13: 9780719840197
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 176 Pages