You Are Here - Islington Row - Five Ways Railway Station - Five Ways - Birmingham. U.K.
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Mike_bjm
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This 'You Are Here' Map can be found outside the entrance to Five Ways Railway Station on Islington Row.
Waymark Code: WM12XNX
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/02/2020
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This 'You Are Here' Map can be found outside the entrance to Five Ways Railway Station on Islington Row.
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A short distance to the left of the Station entrance there is a flight of steps down to the Worcester & Birmingham Canal towpath.
Islington Row is carried over the Canal on Canal Bridge No 86 Which
"is a minor waterways place on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) between Worcester Bar (Junction of Worcester and Birmingham Canal with BCN) (4½ furlongs to the northeast) and Selly Oak Junction (Former junction with Dudley Canal Line No 2) (2 miles and 3½ furlongs to the southwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Worcester Bar is Bath Row Bridge No 87; ¾ furlongs away.
The nearest place in the direction of Selly Oak Junction is St James Road Bridge No 85; 1½ furlongs away.
This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 72 feet long, 7 feet wide, 8 feet and 2 inches high and 3 feet and 7 inches deep, but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 8 feet and 2 inches high."
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The colour map shows the roads, paths and streets in the local area. It also shows the position of buildings (some of which are named) and nearby bus stops, food outlets, sporting activities, wooded and grassy areas, and the location of other local information signs ('You Are Maps' Maps) further along the towpath.
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Worcester and Birmingham. It starts in Worcester, as an 'offshoot' of the River Severn and climbs 428 feet (130 m) to its end in the Gas Street Basin in Birmingham. It is 29 miles (47 km) long and has 58 locks, including the 30 Tardebigge Locks, one of the largest lock flights in Europe.
The canal was surveyed by Josiah Clowes and John Snape and construction of a barge-width (14 ft) canal began in 1792 from the Birmingham end, but progressed slowly. Its engineers changed often, and included Thomas Cartwright, John Woodhouse and William Crosley. The final 16 miles (26 km) were opened in December 1815.
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