Worcester and Birmingham Canal Milepost - Five Ways, Birmingham, UK.
N 52° 28.370 W 001° 54.675
30U E 573952 N 5814187
A canal side milepost located near Bridge 87 Bath Row on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at Five Ways, Birmingham.
Waymark Code: WM1119K
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/28/2019
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This canal side milepost located on the tow path of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal near Bridge 87, Bath Row at Five Ways.
The cast-iron milepost is one of a series of numbered markers placed along this canal to provide reference points along the route to indicate either distance travelled or the remaining distance to a destination. This one gives the distances to local destinations in metric measurements and is a replacement as part of a local walking trail initiative.
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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