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©Geoff Pick
Dist:0.2km<br/>The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was built from King's Norton Junction (with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal) to Kingswood Junction (with the Warwick and Birmingham Canal - now Grand Union Canal) by 1803. A second phase of construction started in 1812, and by 1815 was connected to the River Avon in Stratford. Total length 25.5 miles, with 54 locks.
©Roger Kidd
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©David Dixon
Dist:0.2km<br/>On Stratford Road.
©Ian Rob
Dist:0.2km<br/>The bridge carries the A3400 Stratford Road between Solihull and Stratford-upon-Avon. The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was built from King's Norton Junction (with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal) to Kingswood Junction (with the Warwick and Birmingham Canal - now Grand Union Canal) by 1803. A second phase of construction started in 1812, and by 1815 was connected to the River Avon in Stratford. Total length 25.5 miles, with 54 locks.
©Roger Kidd
Dist:0.2km<br/>The War Memorial at the junction of Old Warwick Road and Stratford Road in Hockley Heath.
©David Dixon
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©Peter Whatley
Dist:0.3km<br/>The Wharf Tavern, on Stratford Road (A3400), next to the Stratford Canal at Hockley Heath.
©David Dixon
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©David Dixon
Dist:0.3km<br/>Stratford Road, Hockley Heath, Solihull, B94 6QT on the Stratford upon Avon Canal
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Dist:0.3km<br/>This short arm of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal by the Stratford Road (A4300) originally led to a coal wharf. The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was built from King's Norton Junction (with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal) to Kingswood Junction (with the Warwick and Birmingham Canal - now Grand Union Canal) by 1803. A second phase of construction started in 1812, and by 1815 was connected to the River Avon in Stratford. Total length 25.5 miles, with 54 locks.
©Roger Kidd
Dist:0.3km<br/>The canal is seen here from below the arch of Bridge No 25, which carries the A4300 Stratford Road from Solihull. Ahead to the right is a short canal arm which used to lead to a coal wharf. [[[1716384]]] The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was built from King's Norton Junction (with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal) to Kingswood Junction (with the Warwick and Birmingham Canal - now Grand Union Canal) by 1803. A second phase of construction started in 1812, and by 1815 was connected to the River Avon in Stratford. Total length 25.5 miles, with 54 locks.
©Roger Kidd
Dist:0.3km<br/>This short arm of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal by the Stratford Road (A4300) originally led to a coal wharf. The aptly named Wharf Inn (now renamed Wharf Tavern - far more trendy!) can be seen by the road overlooking it. [[[1704553]]] The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was built from King's Norton Junction (with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal) to Kingswood Junction (with the Warwick and Birmingham Canal - now Grand Union Canal) by 1803. A second phase of construction started in 1812, and by 1815 was connected to the River Avon in Stratford. Total length 25.5 miles, with 54 locks.
©Roger Kidd
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©David Dixon
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©David Dixon

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