Cannock Extension Canal map

Reader's Letters & Queries: NarrowBoat, Winter 2020

The diagram on p33 of NB Autumn 2020 does not show any of the bridges or other important infrastructure of the obliterated section of the Cannock Extension Canal mentioned in the text. This extract from my ‘Canals of Birmingham’ historical map may be a helpful accompaniment to Andy Tidy’s interesting article, together with the ‘Canals to Cannock’ article in the Summer 2011 issue of NB, which details the origins of waterway access to the coalfield. Richard Dean, by email…

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