Spon Locks.....

... another place where the Wolverhampton Level and the Main Line rejoin.

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Day 38 - Dudley 2, Netherton Tunnel and Dudley 1

June 22nd 2013
1 lock, 201 in total. The original Brindley canal is a contour canal and it is fairly winding. Telford was commissioned to sort this out and built a very straight canal which cuts through all the old loops, often in cuttings so that there would be no need for locks. Apparently the old cut, now called the Wolverhampton Level, is much more interesting but we had to leave Birmingham ... read more

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