1.2 The Lost Canal Basins of Birmingham 

Fascinating, thanks

Very interesting for a local dude whos only ever used canals as a running or scenic walk route, this offers plenty to observe and, espescially, appreciate on my future runs over these routes.

Fascinating Video. Can’t wait to do the Black Country Ring in a few weeks and explore in and around Birmingham city centre. Now with the added knowledge I’ve learnt from your video. Thankyou

Fascinating

Many thanks for the info really enjoying your vids well done

Another really enthralling video exploring the lost canals of Birmingham that leave the merest traces in the modern city, thank you

What an interesting and eye-opening vlog. I’ve just discovered your channel.

Thank you for showing us the branches that used to be in central Birmingham. Things must have looked so different at the peak time of the canals.

This is marvellous its just been posted on my Facebook group for Birmingham-- Birmingham in photographs now and then . We love stuff like this

Great and interesting video thanks for sharing 👍🏻

Loved this episode.. what history of the canals in Birmingham! Glad to see some still exists today.. probably will watch it again..lol.. cheers Andy

Fascinating, thank you.

Absolutely fascinating history! I never knew this about Birmingham

Great vlog. Lovely seeing all the old photos thanks.

If you know Birmingham city centre then you can't fail to be amazed at how far the Birmingham canals reached and although I know about the Birmingham plateau and the sandstone ridge it was quite enlightening to see evidence of it at Farmers Bridge locks

The Wikipedia article on Baskerville House says "The site was originally occupied by the home of John Baskerville. He was buried nearby in the area which was known as Easy Hill. When the construction of a canal through the area was proposed, Baskerville's body was exhumed and found to be in good condition. It was placed on display to the public before being buried at Christ Church. The site adjacent to the canal, on the site of Baskerville House, was purchased by the Birmingham Aluminium Company who constructed Baskerville Basin." John Baskerville designed the typeface which bears his name, and outside Baskerville House is a sculpture with the word Virgil, the first book to be printed with the new typeface. If you are viewing this on a PC it's quite likely you have the Baskerville typeface installed.

the anchor exchange falls directly in front of where the old branch ended on newhall street, maybe the canals are an extension of these miles of tunnels beneath brum!

Met this lovely gentleman will out working on the Dudley no1 making one of his videos thanks for all your information.

The office blocks on Gt Charles St have car parks at the rear and in the first car park (Scottish Life House car park) you can find the remains of a canal bridge which still looks as if it supports the road above. There a few other traces if I remember correctly as you progress towards Livery Street. The video did not mention the breach that occurred at the end of the Newhall Branch. A narrow boat was carried down the hill of what is now Gr Charles St.

Centenary Square was never finished as you said due to the out break of war. Baskerville House was only half built which you see on the finish on the rear of the building, they just stopped. The square was also to include a theatre and some other buildings. There is an architects model of the planned development tucked away right on the top floor of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Great videos mate, love them

I work in Alpha Tower, and I live on a narrowboat, so this is all interesting stuff.

Please create more content . I've been through the whole lot , glad I found this channel :) What fascinates me most is the Somersetshire Coal Canal . and the elusive caisson lock prototype yet to be located

Great videos, I will be looking forward to all the new episodes as they come out. You may want to look at satellite images as well, as I have found them to be quite useful in finding traces of physical history.

One of the arms off gas street wharf went into a bonded warehouse on the other side of gas street

The car park of Scottish Life House in Gt Charles Street contains the remains of the road bridge taking Summer Row over the canal arm and I think there may be other traces at the back of these buildings.

I had spotted just a couple of those visible remnants in Gas Street Basin when I was there last year. Fascinating. More please. And you show glimpses (eg at 6:37) of the Richard Dean map. An amazing map that deserves a link?

The Crown Inn on Broad Street (Reflex 80s pub) has a cellar which is cooled on two or three separate sides by what was described to me as an underground river. I wonder, however, whether this was a deliberate diversion of part of the canal's waters.

This city birthed my beloved Black Sabbath ❣️

👍👍👍 to delete the 2 sad thumbs down brilliant work NB Fiddlesticks

Great videos, please leave the maps on screen longer so they are easier to read!

hi,Have an interest in old ordiance survey maps showing ..The Walsall (birchills) stretch,Could you give me any advice on finding these early maps please,Free To View Are The Best Kind,Have had a quick search and keep seeing SHEET NUMBER ,I havnt a clue how to find this info,Would be greatful for any advice you could give on this topic..Great vlogs !!! very interesting.. CHRIS WALSALL.

Hello se podrían poner subtitulado en español ? Saludo desde buenos aires

Where did they get the water from.

Can you go back to north Walsham