A walk to Langley - Oldbury to titford canal | Walking uk 

The building of the council house was a disgrace. As kids we travelled along the canal from tividale to oldbury and there was some great old shops where they built that monstrosity. Tom swallows was the best motorcycle scooter seller in all the country. will miss the old oldbury. The old pictures you showed a building and a smaller building which was derelict, that was in fact my grandads old cottage which was a lock keepers house for the cananl's. He went out in the winter breaking the ice, there was a yard where they fed and watered horses and he even had his own horse there. Albrights was a chemical plant which still produces che3micals today, it covers around 60 achres and what is the most noticible thing is the smell that comes from it. Travelling down M5 it is always a sign your in oldbury because of the smell. Very strong and nasty. ;-)

I used to go to Titford road school when I was 4 years, and stayed in that school till I was 11 yes old. I s till remember the street, it was 14 Hadley street LAngley...near the Park.

I love the 5way cross over just up from there with the M5 and titford canal and railway and the Birmingham main canal line just b4 you head up to Smethwick

A beautiful video and a gift to people now and in the future that want to see more history. Thank you Drew.

When I was a kid I used to play around the Langley canal where the motorway was being built. We used climb upon those girder supports playing hide and seek. The pillars also started to crumble caused by the water drainage leaks. To combat the problem electric elements were installed to keep the moisture at bay Around 17 years ago, hence all the cables running up the structures. The fire of the Maltings is on YT ..Heading .. Helicopter footage captures Langley Green distillery blaze. Great video by the way.

Amazing ❤️🌸👍🤣🤣🛎🛎

Great Video. Love this. Really enjoying your Vlogs. Thanks for taking time out to make them.

Well done mate with the railway bridge and old factory sidings 👍yes I ain't too far myself from there 👍

Another great video very interesting

Great stuff 😊 loving the Black Country canal network, I've cycled and or walked most of it. Often I'd veer off onto something else of interest, such as on one occasion the start of the disused railway route near Oxley sidings, walked as far as Womborne, the route detiorates just after the girder bridge over the A449. Some of the same route is followable northbound from the Stourbridge canal near Leys Road.

Brilliant video once more 😜

Grew up around that area and still go down there regularly to walk along the cut I've always said that Oldbury would be a great place to go with a metal detector because it really has got some history. Anyway fab video, you've clearly got a passion for the history and the region.

I really enjoyed this video, I went to school in Titford Road school, I dont know whether it is still standing, thanks a lot.

Fantastic as always Drew. You are prob familiar with my comments now 🙂. Glad you went up onto the bridge to look at the railway line as I mentioned. Its an awesome urban canal walk. Living very close to Titford pools we walk this way so often. Keep up the good work and stay stafe 👍👍