I explore the black country BCN Wolverhampton level of canal to aldersley looking at scenery and history of the canal line a interesting place that holds much history from the past industrial revolution with signs of the past from derelict buildings along the canal line
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldersley_Junction#:~:text=Work%20began%20on%20the%20link,them%20to%20make%20the%20junction.
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Thanks for sharing 😊
Absolutely bostin 👍
You missed an old turntable pit by Wolverhampton locks. It's between locks 9 and 10 in the trees. Just thought you'd like to have a look at it sometime.
the old building you refer to was wolverhampton power station there was a cooling tower and crane that used to unload the coal barges i was bought up in that area
the cottages you refer to were the lock keepers and the old railway bridge was the entrance to stafford road steam engine sheds now the lncinirator plant
Enjoyed that!
I used to cut across the racecourse in the 70s and 80s. Then across the canal bridge to Aldersley stadium and use the track.
Thankyou
Great vid . Great to see the person hanging from the chimney stack bet they didnt have a flat cap and a fag in one hand lol .
Interesting video Drew well done 👍
these vids are ace 👏
I used to work at Carvers builders merchants back in 1994 – almost 30 years ago, was my first full time job – nice to see it still going – never realised back then about the canal running right past it. Thats the second time you've been right by places I used to work, so amazing really, those places were both right next to canals. The next place I worked after Carvers was on Kelvin Way trading estate which backs onto the BCN as well. Used to live in Wolverhampton throughout the 1990s, not far from Sedgley beacon which I'm sure you'll be visiting in due course.
Nice videos always so relaxing to watch and always bring back memories of the time I lived down that way. My local canal is the Trent and Mersey now in Stoke on Trent, and I have enjoyed walking that canal – there is always something so peaceful about walking canals, often in their own tranquil little worlds in the middle of bustling cities. Will look forward to your Birmingham city centre coverage of that canal.
As if you put us in your video lol i always wondered what that little wall was for because where it's sitting, it looks like a old railway platform
Ye that’s some viaduct….as you said similar to the one in kiddy…. I used to pass under on the canal to work at Stourport back in the 90’s….. your covering some ground ah kid 😉💪🏼
Nice vid again young Drew. One day I will catch the train to Wolverhampton and ride back to brumegam along the canal. Bostin our kid
Thank you Drew, for a such a fascinating video, my uncle Sam Emery was a canal boatman in Wolverhampton in
1911. He lived at Ash Place and just opposite was a basin off the canal. Sam and my Grandfather George were in the 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Sadly Sam was killed in 1914 Anyway thank you for a great video.👍