Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

(bridge No. 8) at Majors Green on the northern branch]] open]] spanning the canal near Turners Green. The towpath ran beside the bridge, rather than beneath it, and the towrope was passed through the slot.]] | repeal_date = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = Amended | original_text = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XwbC08mcZ-4C&pg=PA364 | collapsed = yes }} | repeal_date = | amendments = | repealing_legislation = | related_legislation = | status = Amended | original_text = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OPkIekjA89oC&pg=PA264 | collapsed = yes }} The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was conceived as part of a network of canals which would allow coal…

From Kings Norton Junction at the northern end the canal immediately passes through the unusual King's Norton Stop Lock, the only guillotine-gated stop-lock on a canal. After mile is the only tunnel on the canal, at Brandwood. It is 352 yd long, and like many canal tunnels it has no towpath; horses were walked over the hill and barges were pulled through the tunnel using a handrail on the wall of the tunnel, parts of which can still be seen.