7.5 Navigating from Pelsall to Brownhills

7.5 The "Navigating" series takes a trip along the Wyrley and Essington Canal from the ironworks of Pelsall to the end of the coal seams in Brownhills.
Lots of drone footage of this under appreciated waterway interspersed with archive photos of how it all used to look.

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

Thank you Andy. I always enjoy your videos and how you explain and show them and now images. From Bakersfield California USA.

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Glad to have you joining us from California Katherine.

[@Mr1968pacman]

Fantastic footage of a great area steeped in history of the local industries that were adjacent to the W&E, the drone footage is superb and yet again The Canal Hunter does it again perfectly .. Thank you for a great video again.

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Glad you enjoyed it Paul - more to follow!

[@nigelperry8246]

Thoroughly enjoyed that, know every bridge on that section & where you’re heading. Good to learn about the history of them.

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Its a great bit of canal, one we pretty well have to ourselves most of the time.

[@JammyGit]

Me too mate, I've fished the cut from Pelsall to Chasewater for many years, up until 2000 when I moved away from Brownhills. Now I see the modern photos from the old piggy to Tesco bend and I'd say they've destroyed what was one of the best fishing areas on the Wyrley & Essington 😐

[@dennisporter753]

Hello Andy!.. Another beautiful episode of canal hunter!.. As always very interesting to see and hear the stories of bygone era.... The drone footage was spectacular! Thanks for sharing the video .. it's 3 am in Missouri USA, just happened to wake up and first thing popped up was this!.. you made my day already. Cheers buddy!

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

You shouldn't be awake at 3.00am Dennis! Glad you enjoyed it. More to follow of if I get a break in the weather. Even in this episode I was getting wind warnings from the drone.

[@geoffadkins3103]

Thanks for posting the drone shots Andy. We often go shopping in Brownhills, and park near the canal, but they show the area from a completely different angle. Must explore the area more now!

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Glad you enjoyed them - Flying the drone form Junct 12 of the M6 to south of Lichfield was an interesting challenge.

[@stephenwilliams926]

At 12:55 of the video I seem to remember near the school playing fields the embankment broke into the farm fields sometime in the late 70s or early 80s. Great vid.

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

There was a big breach along that bit, which resulted in a section of concrete canal bed.

[@1961Jezza]

Nice one Andy the drone footage puts a lot more of the position of some of the old sites into a much better perspective.

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

I have been really please with the way its adding to the story. See you soon.

[@davidthomas6859]

Another fantastic video Andy,very enjoyable thank you 🙏

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Thanks David.

[@christinegibbins6105]

Thanks Andy, fascinating. You take care.

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Thanks Christine - the weather and some surgery has kept me inside for a couple of weeks.

[@brynvjones6679]

I thoroughly enjoyed that.

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Glad you enjoyed it Bryn -more on Saturday

[@classicminihaha2508]

Marvellous footage👍

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jetmanuk3556]

Great drone shots, and the music goes perfectly! Thanks for another interesting video!

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Glad you enjoyed it - the search for music is endless on these drone led videos - and another 6 miles to come.