7.3 Cannock Extension Canal - Rumer Hill to Norton Canes
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2022
- A drone led navigation of the long lost Cannock Extension Canal as it crosses the Cannock Coalfield at Norton Canes. An aerial perspective mixed with archive photographs.
Links to history videos covering this area can be found here:
Cannock Area: • 3.9 Cannock Extension ...
Norton Canes Area: • 3.8 Cannock Extension ...
Superb drone footage again and those old photos are awesome.
I've walked along washbrook Lane many times and noticed the brickwork but had no idea it used to be part of the old canal network.
Thanks so much for putting these videos together and sharing. They really are educational and fantastic viewing.
Its a bit of a labour of love really. If you want to see all my archive stills of the Cannock Extension have a look here: captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.com/2020/04/cannock-extension-canal-home-page.html
Thanks for the link Andy.
I've lived in great wyrley all my life and have always been fascinated by its history, especially the local canal network and the old collieries.
Can't tell you how much I've learned from your videos.
Much appreciated Andy.
When you said no trace left behind.. definitely true.. for the most part of the video it looks like it never had a canal.. toward the end though around the bridge quite interesting spot left with the brickwork still there... Cheers Andy!
The scale of the destruction is quite amazing. The photo overlays were very accurately placed and the little canal carried millions of tons of coal and powered this industrial region for nearly a century.
Love this video and all the others you have made to. But they do make me feel very emotional and sad in my heart for the loss of such precious heritage of these beautiful canal's. Painful seeing boats just abandoned to
I know what you mean Victor, this section in particular exerts a very sad reaction in me too.
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 I might now be living in Louisiana but my heart will always be with my beloved canals and narrowboats
Yea - make use of 'modern technology' !! For a non-local, it's well worth watching several times and have a OS map to hand.
Thanks for you continuing hard work!
The drone has added more to my efforts than i expected. Every time I fly it I discover new ways to nearly lose it... Yesterday it was insane high winds.
Such a shame that all of that canal has dissapeared,all that hard work by many men dug by hand and all filled in.so many canals lost ,good to see a few bieng dug out again though.good video as usual.
I think the BCN was a bit of an oddball in the canal stakes. Many bits were built to reach collieries and when the coal was gone the purpose for existence was gone. They were almost like temporary railway tracks.
Hi Andy Must say how much I appreciate your hard work really enjoyed this episode . old photos excellent . drone work superb.love the old photos lots of tranquil areas not too keen on building over everything .but time moves on .l am really glad you have done this endeavour. Hopefully one's will look back in the future and see a different past time looking forward to future episodes . hopefully will see you in the not to distant future . Ray Kirkham
They are fun to research and make Ray - more to follow!
Thanks Andy until I came across your canal hunter series I had no idea of exactly where the old Cannock Extension canal went to after it came to its abrupt end by the A5
Its hard to believe it was there at all - in some ways the sheer scale of the destruction makes recreating it photographically so satisfying. Its go to the point that it almost exists inside my head.
Another great video of course. Be nice if you could cover the Hatherton Reservoir (Known locally as 'the Razza' just outside Cheslyn Hay). It's shrunk somewhat to how it was 80 years or so ago...even to 60 years ago when I was a kid. And heres a challenge for you....How many millions of bricks were made for all those miles of canal? :-) Thanks Andy.
I intended to include it in the Hatherton flight but forgot! Sorry. How many millions? Lots!
I have really enjoyed this series. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you have enjoyed them so far.
Hi Andy .. excellent and in formative as usual , when you said how deep down the old canal was ,it shows how much soil coal was actually moved over the years . Yesterday went over heath bridge on way back from newport must explore area this year as i said in other side off the BNC Around the corner fromThe Crown Alvechurch on Birmingham Worcester canal , ps do you have a itinerary of where your taking the jam butty as i would like to say hello and try your Jams ,Neil
We publish our location and plans on our website under the location tab - we update it as we travel: wildsidepreserves.co.uk/location/
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 will check it out thanks Andy ,Neil