Birmingham Canal Navigations (Old Main Line)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Birmingham_Canal_Navigations_(Old_Main_Line)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:canal
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:BCN_Old_Main_Line
gptkbp:connects	gptkb:Birmingham gptkb:Wolverhampton
gptkbp:connectsTo	gptkb:Grand_Union_Canal gptkb:Staffordshire_and_Worcestershire_Canal gptkb:Birmingham_and_Fazeley_Canal gptkb:Netherton_Tunnel_Branch_Canal gptkb:Tame_Valley_Canal gptkb:Walsall_Canal gptkb:Wednesbury_Old_Canal gptkb:Wyrley_and_Essington_Canal gptkb:Birmingham_Canal_Navigations_(New_Main_Line) Dudley Canal
gptkbp:country	gptkb:England
gptkbp:elevation	453 ft (Wolverhampton Level)
gptkbp:engineeredFor	gptkb:James_Brindley
gptkbp:hasFeature	gptkb:Oozells_Street_Loop gptkb:Smethwick_Summit gptkb:Icknield_Port_Loop gptkb:Soho_Loop gptkb:Engine_Arm_Aqueduct gptkb:Galton_Valley gptkb:Wolverhampton_Level Rotton Park Loop
gptkbp:hasLock	gptkb:Smethwick_Locks gptkb:Wolverhampton_Locks gptkb:Spon_Lane_Locks
gptkbp:hasTunnel	Summit Tunnel (demolished)
gptkbp:historicalEvent	New Main Line constructed 1820s Smethwick Summit lowered 1790
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:Birmingham_Canal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Birmingham Canal Navigations (Old Main Line)
gptkbp:improves	gptkb:John_Smeaton gptkb:Thomas_Telford
gptkbp:length	22 miles
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Birmingham
gptkbp:managedBy	gptkb:Canal_&_River_Trust
gptkbp:mapType	gptkb:Ordnance_Survey_maps
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Galton_Bridge gptkb:Oozells_Street_Loop gptkb:Engine_Arm_Aqueduct
gptkbp:opened	1772
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Birmingham_Canal_Navigations
gptkbp:status	navigable
gptkbp:usedFor	leisure boating freight transport walking and cycling routes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Stewart_Aqueduct
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8