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section of the canal from the Delph Locks to a short distance north of
Brettell Lane bridge was completely drained of water, while further beyond the bridge the water level was significantly reduced as far as Leys junction. The water flooded nearby factories to a considerable depth, including the G. K. Harrison brick works which was beside the basin, and there was a great deal of subsidence. An 18-foot (5.5 m) boiler disappeared into one hole that opened up and the winding gear frame of a nearby mine collapsed into another. By great good fortune the breach happened on a Saturday afternoon when the miners and other workers had all gone home, otherwise there would have been considerable loss of life. The mines and factories were out of action for some time while repairs were made as they depended on the canal for water for steam generation, as well as to supply raw materials and take away finished products.
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immediately significant, and a proposed reduction in tolls was not deemed to be necessary. Some goods were transferred to the railway from a private basin, which ultimately led to an agreement on tolls for such transfers and the construction in 1858 of a transhipment siding on
Stourbridge wharf. Trade held up well, derived from six ironworks and a tinplate works situated on the canal above the Stourbridge flight, traffic from the collieries on the Extension Canal, and various other industrial concerns, including fire-brick manufacturers and glassworks. In 1865, a new act of Parliament introduced powers to charge mileage tolls for traffic using the upper level, but not passing through any locks. Income gradually dropped, and the dividend was below 8 per cent for the first time in 1873. For many canal companies, the
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Stourbridge terminus, resulting in water level surges further along the canal. British Waterways restored navigation from the Dudley Canal, via Delph Locks and Wordsley Junction into the Town Arm fairly quickly. The canal was re-opened on 18 December 2008 after British Waterways completed repairs costing £650,000 ahead of schedule. The work included a 105 cu yd (80 m) concrete block constructed at the foot of the embankment to stabilise it.
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Society, which had been formed in the East Midlands in 1958, produced a detailed proposal for the restoration of the Stourbridge and Dudley Canals, which they presented to the IWRAC in August 1959. The Inland Waterways Association also began campaigning for the waterway, after the Stourbridge flight was closed in 1960, to allow a bridge to be repaired.
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to communicate with the intended Canal near the
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had been spent by April 1778, and although not authorised to do so, the company issued bonds to raise more money. Construction was largely complete by 1779, and trading began. All of the canal was probably open by
December. Dadford resigned in 1781, and the following year, a second Act of Parliament,
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A programme of dredging and other improvements, which enabled local trade to continue, kept the company profitable until effective competition from road vehicles began. In 1929, tolls were £3,750, although revenue from other sources increased income to £5,270, and a 3 per cent dividend was paid. By
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During flooding of the River Stour on 7 September 2008 a major breach occurred. This swept away a length of towpath and bank between
Bellsmill and Stourton Locks, completely draining the pounds, including the Stourbridge Town Arm. The problem was caused by the River Stour flooding the area around
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were higher than for other coal on that canal, and the
Stourbridge Company had failed to get this clause repealed. They therefore sought to bypass the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, and approached the Birmingham Canals in 1784, with a proposal for a link between the Dudley Canal and their
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To assist their case, the Inland
Waterways Association, in conjunction with the Staffs and Worcs Canal Society, organised a national boat rally at Stourbridge in 1962. British Waterways erected signs to announce that the Stourbridge flight could not be used, and the Stourbridge arm was already
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In 1958, the government-appointed Bowes Committee had listed the waterways which they thought ought to be retained for commercial operation, and the following year the Inland Waterways Redevelopment Advisory Committee (IWRAC) was set up to consider what to do with the rest. The Inland Waterways
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On 14 November 1903 a portion of the canal bank and bottom collapsed into mine-workings, affecting a 3-mile (4.8 km) section of the canal. The breach occurred in the basin that was then on the west side of the canal as it passes between the Brettell Lane bridge and the railway bridge. The
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In 1844, the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWWR) announced their intention to build a line which would partly run parallel to both the canal and the Dudley Canal. Despite opposition by the canal company, the line was built and opened in 1852 and 1853. However, its effect was not
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An Act to explain, amend and render more effectual an Act made in the Sixteenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal from or near the Town of Stourbridge, in the County of Worcester, to join the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at or near
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The canal leaves the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Stourton Junction, and immediately enters a four-lock flight to gain height. The pound above the locks is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long, and crosses the River Stour on an aqueduct just before Wordsley Junction. At the junction, the
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had paved the way for canals to be considered for their amenity value, rather than as purely commercial enterprises, and against this background, the S&WCS proposal was accepted as a test case by the Board, and restoration began in 1964.
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takes the canal up the hill towards Pensnett Chase, where there were collieries. The bottom lock is just above the junction, and Leys Junction is just above the top lock. From here, the Fens Branch is a short, navigable feeder from
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Trade continued to increase, reaching 100,000 tons in 1796, and continuing upwards as the iron and coal industries developed and the canal became part of a through route, following the opening of the Dudley Tunnel and the
1608:, but the bill was withdrawn from Parliament following fierce opposition from the Birmingham Canals. Two bills were presented in the autumn, one for each of the canals, with the details largely unchanged, and both became
1732:. c. 14), was obtained, to authorise the raising of an extra £10,000, and to legitimise the bonds already issued. The total cost was thus £43,000. Tolls on coal which originated on the canal and was then carried on the
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partially blocked by a shoal. After failing to get any assurance that the shoal would be removed, volunteers took action, and cleared the canal using a dragline excavator which they had borrowed. There were letters in
1632:. c. 66), despite continued opposition from Birmingham. The Stourbridge Canal Act 1776 allowed the promoters to raise £30,000, but unlike most such acts, did not make any provision for additional amounts.
1809:, and the company considered applying for a new act of Parliament in 1829, to give them powers to build extra lines in this area, but they did not proceed. Instead, plans were developed for the
1914:, which is one of the popular cruising rings for leisure boating. The length of the route is 74 miles (119 km), and it passes through 105 locks located on six inter-connected waterways.
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river. Partly or mostly navigable, and/or under restoration. A system of canals. Canals which form part of this system are not listed here individually.
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1668:Parliament of Great Britain
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179:Staffs & Worcs Canal
3055:Canal & River Trust
2880:Witham Navigable Drains
2155:. Landmark Publishing.
2151:Squires, Roger (2008).
169:Stourton, Staffordshire
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2173:. GEOprojects. 2004.
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1739:Dudley Canal Act 1785
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107:Canal and River Trust
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1918:Stourbridge Town Arm
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1965:The Daily Telegraph
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930:Wordsley Junction
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126:Principal engineer
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3075:Manchester Pusher
3050:British Waterways
2988:Neath and Tennant
2875:Wilts & Berks
2870:Wey and Godalming
2850:Thames and Severn
2845:Thames and Medway
2650:Hollinwood Branch
2575:Calder and Hebble
2540:Basingstoke Canal
2530:Ashby-de-la-Zouch
2474:Stourbridge Canal
2472:Media related to
2419:British Waterways
2404:, pp. 59, 66
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3108:: Contains
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2947:Crinan Canal
2926:Ulster Canal
2865:Wey and Arun
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2705:Macclesfield
2590:Chesterfield
2466:
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2449:the original
2439:
2427:. Retrieved
2423:the original
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2402:Squires 2008
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1788:Lapal Tunnel
1784:Dudley Canal
1780:
1751:River Severn
1721:
1714:
1705:Royal assent
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1594:2 April 1776
1590:Royal assent
1506:Dudley Canal
1502:River Severn
1477:
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873:High Street
653:Leys Bridge
357:Dudley Canal
309:Grove Pools
255:Middle Pool
183:Dudley Canal
137:2 April 1776
29:
3141: /
3080:Narrowboats
2957:Union Canal
2911:Newry Canal
2906:Lagan Canal
2840:Stroudwater
2830:Stourbridge
2770:Ribble Link
2760:Pocklington
2755:Peak Forest
2630:Grand Union
2555:Bridgewater
2006:2008 breach
1946:Restoration
1924:Stourbridge
1905:Delph Locks
1872:1903 breach
1817:Railway Age
1638:River Stour
1606:Lord Dudley
1504:) with the
1189:River Stour
1013:Stourbridge
175:Connects to
155:Start point
134:Date of act
67:boat length
3156:Categories
3126:52°28′15″N
2745:Nottingham
2735:Montgomery
2695:Llangollen
2595:Chichester
2509:Navigable
2429:15 October
2377:Smith 2004
2299:6 December
2191:References
1901:Fens Pools
1676:Long title
1561:Long title
1514:Birmingham
1217:Bellsmill
282:Fens Pool
3129:2°09′31″W
3110:canalised
2690:Limehouse
2675:Lancaster
2620:Foss Dyke
2610:Droitwich
2605:Driffield
1961:The Times
1938:to serve
1792:Selly Oak
1777:Operation
1767:limestone
1763:ironstone
1743:25 Geo. 3
1730:22 Geo. 3
1692:22 Geo. 3
1630:16 Geo. 3
1622:16 Geo. 3
1577:16 Geo. 3
1015:Town Arm
165:End point
150:Geography
78:boat beam
3002:Features
2935:Scotland
2810:Sleaford
2780:Rochdale
2640:Grantham
2600:Coventry
2015:See also
1854:Shut End
1771:dividend
1687:Citation
1572:Citation
1516:and the
1498:Stourton
452:railway
76:Maximum
65:Maximum
2615:Erewash
2518:England
2121:Collins
1694:. c. 14
1579:. c. 28
1524:History
1490:England
1484:in the
113:History
3014:Basins
2860:Weaver
2790:Sankey
2750:Oxford
2700:Lydney
2535:Ashton
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1934:, via
1926:. The
1889:Course
1450:
229:Legend
95:Status
57:Length
3106:Notes
3024:Rings
3019:Locks
2966:Wales
2825:Stort
2795:Selby
2775:Ripon
2391:Allan
1896:locks
1699:Dates
1584:Dates
1512:, to
1482:canal
1480:is a
1431:
1274:17-18
892:13-16
842:11-12
87:Locks
2570:Bude
2431:2008
2301:2020
2175:ISBN
2157:ISBN
2125:ISBN
2099:ISBN
2076:ISBN
1963:and
1856:(in
1765:and
1755:bill
1720:the
1496:(at
1476:The
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