Wednesbury Old Canal

Wednesbury Old Canal
Pudding Green Junction. The Wednesbury Old Canal leads under the bridge from the BCN Main Line, which runs left and right
Specifications
Length4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Statuspart open, part dry
Navigation authorityCanal and River Trust
History
Principal engineerJames Brindley
Date of act1768
Date of first use1769
Date closed1955, 1960
Geography
Start pointPudding Green Junction
(originally Spon Lane Junction)
End pointBalls Hill Basin
Branch ofBirmingham Canal Navigations
Map of Wednesbury Canal (outlined in yellow) and its modern neighbours. Wednesbury Old Canal as it stands today is shown in pink/yellow.

Wednesbury Old Canal is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) in the English West Midlands. It opened in 1769, and although parts of it were abandoned in 1955 and 1960, the section between Pudding Green Junction and Ryder's Green Junction is navigable, as it provides a link to the Walsall Canal. A short stub beyond Ryder's Green Junction is connected to the network but difficult to navigate.[1]

  1. ^ Balmer, Paul (April 2020). Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) (map). Waterway Routes.