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Canals & Barges
Aris’s Birmingham Gazette – SONG, on obtaining the BIRMINGHAM and WORCESTER CANAL BILL
SONG, on obtaining the BIRMINGHAM and WORCESTER CANAL BILL. Come, now begin delving, the Bill is obtain’d,… read more »
Brindley’s Croft
The birthplace of James Brindley was born at Tunstead, near Buxton in Derbyshire. Samuel Smiles, Lives of… read more »
Canal Maps
Image: ‘PLAN of the intended NAVIGABLE CANAL from the TOWN of BIRMINGHAM into the RIVER SEVERN near the… read more »
Charting the Severn Riverscape
Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District On… read more »
Conclusion
Image Welch Bridge Shrewsbury. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 The picture of the navigation that… read more »
Francis Duke of Bridgewater
From Samuel Smiles, Lives of the Engineers, vol. I (London, 1904). From: Private Collection
Important Sources
Image: Large barge by Loadroft Wharf, Ironbridge, late c19 A surprising discovery came with the realisation that… read more »
Inland Navigation
INLAND NAVIGATION, AN ODE. HUMBLY INSCRIBED TO The INHABITANTS of Birmingham, AND PROPRIETORS of the CANAL. The… read more »
Investigating the Severn
Image: Cast-iron memorial to trowman Eustace Beard at Benthall This is in part a personal story, but it… read more »
James Brindley, Canal Engineer
Portrait of James Brindley from Samuel Smiles, Lives of the Engineers, vol. I (London, 1904). Brindley is… read more »
Reflections on the Surface: reviewing the River Severn’s history
Image: Ironbridge in Telford Historians of the West Midlands have always recognised the importance of the River… read more »
River Traffic
Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District In… read more »
Shop goods and transit cargoes
Image: Beale’s Corner, Wribbenhall Between 1660 and 1730 port books portray the upstream trade in shop goods:… read more »
The Canal Wharf, Cromford, Derbyshire
The Cromford and Erewash Canal was built in the early 1790s as part of a route to… read more »
The Coal Trade
Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District Coal was… read more »
The Location of Ditherington Mill
Image: View of Ditherington Mill showing the Shropshire Canal and canal bridge in the foreground from an early… read more »
The Severn Trade
Image: Stourport locks (1770) This might seem a rich array of sources yet none covers the whole… read more »
Understanding the Vessels
Image Stourport from below bridge. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 Bringing together the many sources… read more »
Understanding the watermen
Image : Gloucester Bridge and West Gate. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 An increasing awareness… read more »
Varieties of Severn History
Image Bewdley from below the bridge. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 Analysing the Severn Navigation… read more »
