Gas Street canal basin, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, U.K.
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BRIAN ANTHONY / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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4896 x 3264 px | 41.5 x 27.6 cm | 16.3 x 10.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
4 May 2016Location:
Gas Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, U.K.More information:
Gas Street Basin in Birmingham city centre is the heart of Britain's canal network. In days gone by it was the hub of a thriving canal transport network and would have been alive with the sound of cargoes as diverse as chocolate crumb, coal and glass being loaded and unloaded.Today, the bars and restaurants of Brindleyplace cluster around this attractive basin where traditional narrowboats can be seen. Historically, Gas Street Basin was the meeting point of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal and the Birmingham Canal Main Line. For the first 30 years a solid bar - the Worcester Bar - separated the two canals so that the Birmingham Canal Navigations would not lose water to the Worcester & Birmingham.