You Are Here - Worcester & Birmingham Canal - Somerset Road - Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. - 'You Are Here' Maps on Waymarking.com

This 'You Are Here' Map can be found on the canal towpath of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal at the Somerset Road access point in Edgbaston.

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. This map provides an excellent overview of The Vale site where the University of Birmingham has several buildings providing student accommodation.
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It is unfortunate that much of the information on the map has been obscured by graffiti and has made the map much less useful than it was designed to be.

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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Location Name: Somerset Road, Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Edgbaston, Birmingham

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