Coventry: from Fazeley Junction to North of Huddlesford

This is the route that I took on Thursday July 11th 2019 when walking the Coventry from Fazeley Junction to North of Huddlesford. It is 13.4K long.

KML for the above route as a line
KML for the above route as a series of points

Here are some photos I took. If you want to see a photo in hi-res, click on it.

So it's back to Fazeley Junction with a goodbye to the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal ...


Photo 0175 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:11:04
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61530,-1.70103 which is SK203020
and this point was reached after walking 0.421K
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... as today I start to walk the Coventry Canal to Fradley Junction


Photo 0176 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:12:25
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61539,-1.70110 which is SK203020
and this point was reached after walking 0.467K
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Today's first fisherman is on the junction of the canals


Photo 0177 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:12:36
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61544,-1.70121 which is SK203020
and this point was reached after walking 0.476K
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This boater said he was just off to get some diesel having just come back from a trip to Oxford


Photo 0178 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:13:22
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61565,-1.70189 which is SK203020
and this point was reached after walking 0.527K
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Peel's Wharf seems to be executive houses with no boats ...


Photo 0180 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:15:51
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61669,-1.70355 which is SK202021
and this point was reached after walking 0.694K
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... except for these two moored on the Canal


Photo 0182 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:16:17
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61675,-1.70360 which is SK202021
and this point was reached after walking 0.702K
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Photo 0183 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:16:33
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61681,-1.70369 which is SK202022
and this point was reached after walking 0.714K
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Photo 0184 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:17:16
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61714,-1.70416 which is SK201022
and this point was reached after walking 0.764K
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Photo 0186 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:18:12
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61726,-1.70443 which is SK201022
and this point was reached after walking 0.787K
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It's the Lady Eleanor again. I saw this boat yesterday just before the Drayton Foot and Swivel Bridge. It's moved about 1K since yesterday.


Photo 0187 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:23:43
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.61976,-1.70810 which is SK199025
and this point was reached after walking 1.167K
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An informal winding hole ...


Photo 0188 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:25:39
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62092,-1.70905 which is SK198026
and this point was reached after walking 1.315K
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... that is just before this formal winding hole


Photo 0189 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:27:46
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62165,-1.70982 which is SK197027
and this point was reached after walking 1.413K
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Photo 0190 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:28:27
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62208,-1.70985 which is SK197027
and this point was reached after walking 1.463K
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Another fisherman


Photo 0192 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:29:23
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62252,-1.71006 which is SK197028
and this point was reached after walking 1.513K
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This is today's first boat coming towards me


Photo 0194 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:31:51
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62344,-1.71060 which is SK197029
and this point was reached after walking 1.623K
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I guess there used to be a lot of graffiti here - it's the bridge over the A5


Photo 0196 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:33:32
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62368,-1.71081 which is SK197029
and this point was reached after walking 1.713K
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Photo 0197 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:36:12
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62541,-1.71191 which is SK196031
and this point was reached after walking 1.927K
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Photo 0199 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:36:49
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62570,-1.71230 which is SK196031
and this point was reached after walking 1.969K
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The Canal is not far from Ventura, an enormous retail park on the outskirts of Tamworth


Photo 0200 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:37:24
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62582,-1.71265 which is SK195032
and this point was reached after walking 1.997K
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Photo 0201 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:37:57
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62592,-1.71310 which is SK195032
and this point was reached after walking 2.03K
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Photo 0202 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:38:12
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62595,-1.71327 which is SK195032
and this point was reached after walking 2.042K
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Photo 0204 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:38:29
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62595,-1.71347 which is SK195032
and this point was reached after walking 2.055K
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Photo 0206 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 10:47:34
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.62910,-1.72176 which is SK189035
and this point was reached after walking 2.727K
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Photo 0207 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:00:37
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63354,-1.73187 which is SK182040
and this point was reached after walking 3.651K
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Photo 0208 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:00:43
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63354,-1.73187 which is SK182040
and this point was reached after walking 3.651K
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Photo 0209 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:01:01
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63373,-1.73188 which is SK182040
and this point was reached after walking 3.672K
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Photo 0210 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:01:14
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63384,-1.73187 which is SK182040
and this point was reached after walking 3.684K
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Photo 0211 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:01:35
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63404,-1.73189 which is SK182041
and this point was reached after walking 3.706K
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Photo 0212 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:02:01
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63424,-1.73192 which is SK182041
and this point was reached after walking 3.729K
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Photo 0213 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:02:20
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63434,-1.73195 which is SK182041
and this point was reached after walking 3.74K
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Photo 0215 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:02:30
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63434,-1.73195 which is SK182041
and this point was reached after walking 3.74K
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Photo 0216 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:02:38
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63444,-1.73196 which is SK182041
and this point was reached after walking 3.751K
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Photo 0217 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:03:34
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63498,-1.73236 which is SK182042
and this point was reached after walking 3.818K
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Photo 0218 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:03:53
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63507,-1.73250 which is SK182042
and this point was reached after walking 3.832K
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Photo 0219 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:05:34
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63570,-1.73427 which is SK181042
and this point was reached after walking 3.974K
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Photo 0220 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:06:31
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63589,-1.73498 which is SK180043
and this point was reached after walking 4.027K
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Fishermen number 3 to 5


Photo 0222 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:07:20
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63623,-1.73540 which is SK180043
and this point was reached after walking 4.075K
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Photo 0223 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:08:48
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63712,-1.73582 which is SK180044
and this point was reached after walking 4.18K
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Photo 0224 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:09:02
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63712,-1.73582 which is SK180044
and this point was reached after walking 4.18K
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Photo 0227 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:11:21
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.63827,-1.73595 which is SK180045
and this point was reached after walking 4.314K
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Photo 0228 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:14:40
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64018,-1.73617 which is SK179047
and this point was reached after walking 4.533K
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A house with a boat


Photo 0229 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:16:55
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64140,-1.73678 which is SK179049
and this point was reached after walking 4.68K
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Photo 0230 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:18:06
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64206,-1.73703 which is SK179050
and this point was reached after walking 4.758K
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Photo 0231 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:18:53
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64254,-1.73713 which is SK179050
and this point was reached after walking 4.813K
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Photo 0232 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:19:56
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64313,-1.73736 which is SK179051
and this point was reached after walking 4.883K
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I've done a lot of these canals


Photo 0234 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:21:12
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64313,-1.73736 which is SK179051
and this point was reached after walking 4.883K
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Photo 0235 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:23:34
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64363,-1.73764 which is SK178051
and this point was reached after walking 4.943K
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Yet another boat coming towards me - it has just passed through Hopwas School Bridge - like all the bridges on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, all the bridges on this section of the Coventry Canal have names rather than numbers


Photo 0236 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:25:25
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64434,-1.73720 which is SK179052
and this point was reached after walking 5.029K
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Photo 0237 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:27:42
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64551,-1.73606 which is SK180053
and this point was reached after walking 5.2K
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Photo 0238 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:28:10
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64579,-1.73614 which is SK179054
and this point was reached after walking 5.232K
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Photo 0239 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:33:57
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.64904,-1.73567 which is SK180057
and this point was reached after walking 5.602K
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Photo 0240 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:36:11
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.65024,-1.73500 which is SK180059
and this point was reached after walking 5.745K
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No shooting today


Photo 0241 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:40:24
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.65296,-1.73461 which is SK180062
and this point was reached after walking 6.067K
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Photo 0242 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:43:28
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.65442,-1.73431 which is SK181063
and this point was reached after walking 6.245K
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Wow - a boat in both directions


Photo 0243 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:43:57
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.65460,-1.73431 which is SK181064
and this point was reached after walking 6.265K
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Photo 0244 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:44:07
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.65460,-1.73431 which is SK181064
and this point was reached after walking 6.265K
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Photo 0245 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:44:10
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.65460,-1.73431 which is SK181064
and this point was reached after walking 6.265K
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Photo 0246 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:45:55
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.65571,-1.73436 which is SK181065
and this point was reached after walking 6.389K
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I get overtakne by the boat going my way


Photo 0247 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 11:46:43
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.65613,-1.73413 which is SK181065
and this point was reached after walking 6.439K
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Another winding hole


Photo 0248 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:01:44
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66411,-1.73620 which is SK179074
and this point was reached after walking 7.449K
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I bet they move when I walk pass


Photo 0249 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:03:19
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66487,-1.73657 which is SK179075
and this point was reached after walking 7.538K
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They didn't!


Photo 0250 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:03:41
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66514,-1.73675 which is SK179075
and this point was reached after walking 7.572K
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Photo 0251 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:04:31
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66549,-1.73701 which is SK179076
and this point was reached after walking 7.615K
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Photo 0252 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:04:57
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66564,-1.73716 which is SK179076
and this point was reached after walking 7.634K
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Photo 0253 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:08:29
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66718,-1.73857 which is SK178078
and this point was reached after walking 7.832K
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I thought it was "A capella" - can you have "Capella" on its own?


Photo 0254 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:08:59
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66745,-1.73882 which is SK178078
and this point was reached after walking 7.867K
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Photo 0255 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:10:37
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66837,-1.73967 which is SK177079
and this point was reached after walking 7.985K
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Photo 0256 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:13:07
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66888,-1.74024 which is SK177079
and this point was reached after walking 8.053K
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Photo 0258 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:14:08
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66915,-1.74061 which is SK176080
and this point was reached after walking 8.092K
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Photo 0259 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:16:26
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66982,-1.74255 which is SK175080
and this point was reached after walking 8.251K
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Photo 0260 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:17:50
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66948,-1.74359 which is SK174080
and this point was reached after walking 8.332K
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Photo 0261 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:19:45
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66957,-1.74549 which is SK173080
and this point was reached after walking 8.463K
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Photo 0262 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:20:36
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.66983,-1.74652 which is SK172080
and this point was reached after walking 8.538K
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Photo 0263 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:22:18
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67040,-1.74716 which is SK172081
and this point was reached after walking 8.616K
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Photo 0265 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:24:53
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67081,-1.74956 which is SK170082
and this point was reached after walking 8.796K
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Photo 0266 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:30:01
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67090,-1.75488 which is SK167082
and this point was reached after walking 9.164K
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Photo 0267 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:30:34
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67108,-1.75513 which is SK167082
and this point was reached after walking 9.19K
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In Whittington, this stone and plaque can be found beside the Canal. The stone is indicating that ...


Photo 0269 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:37:54
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67244,-1.75551 which is SK166083
and this point was reached after walking 9.41K
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... the canal to the left - that's the bit I've yet to do - is the Coventry Canal whereas the bit to the right - that's the bit I've just walked - is the Birmingham and Fazeley. What! So the Coventry is in two bits with the canal between Fazeley and Whittington not being part of the Coventry. This is mighty confusing! It's explained on a Wikipedia page which ...


Photo 0271 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:37:58
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67244,-1.75551 which is SK166083
and this point was reached after walking 9.41K
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... says the Coventry Canal was completed in three stages. "The Coventry Canal company would build the route [from Coventry] to Fazeley. The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal [company] would build the next section, from Fazeley to Whittington Brook, ... and the Trent and Mersey Canal would complete the route by building southwards from Fradley Junction to meet up at Whittington Brook. ... The Coventry Canal [company] bought the section from Fradley to Whittington from the Trent and Mersey company, but the Birmingham and Fazeley [company] ... retained ownership of their section." The stone and plaque were provided by the Inland Waterways Association at the bicentenary of the joining of the two bits of canal.


Photo 0273 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:38:08
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67244,-1.75551 which is SK166083
and this point was reached after walking 9.41K
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Photo 0274 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:41:21
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67369,-1.75557 which is SK166085
and this point was reached after walking 9.555K
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Photo 0275 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:41:27
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67369,-1.75557 which is SK166085
and this point was reached after walking 9.555K
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Photo 0281 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:42:39
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67442,-1.75552 which is SK166086
and this point was reached after walking 9.637K
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Photo 0282 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:42:41
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67456,-1.75546 which is SK166086
and this point was reached after walking 9.653K
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Photo 0283 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:50:59
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67777,-1.76099 which is SK163089
and this point was reached after walking 10.289K
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Photo 0284 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:53:18
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67771,-1.76302 which is SK161089
and this point was reached after walking 10.428K
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Photo 0285 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:53:42
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67770,-1.76340 which is SK161089
and this point was reached after walking 10.453K
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Photo 0286 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:54:05
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67771,-1.76373 which is SK161089
and this point was reached after walking 10.475K
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Photo 0287 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:55:35
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67819,-1.76503 which is SK160090
and this point was reached after walking 10.581K
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Photo 0288 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:57:38
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67936,-1.76608 which is SK159091
and this point was reached after walking 10.73K
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Photo 0289 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:59:30
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67988,-1.76695 which is SK159092
and this point was reached after walking 10.812K
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This is the West Coast Main Line between Tamworth and Lichfield Trent Valley


Photo 0290 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 12:59:43
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.67988,-1.76695 which is SK159092
and this point was reached after walking 10.812K
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Another winding hole


Photo 0291 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:01:09
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.68032,-1.76836 which is SK158092
and this point was reached after walking 10.919K
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Photo 0292 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:05:28
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.68173,-1.77223 which is SK155094
and this point was reached after walking 11.225K
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Photo 0293 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:07:55
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.68206,-1.77477 which is SK153094
and this point was reached after walking 11.401K
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Photo 0294 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:09:03
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.68238,-1.77590 which is SK152094
and this point was reached after walking 11.487K
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This is Huddlesford Junction ...


Photo 0295 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:10:38
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.68307,-1.77690 which is SK152095
and this point was reached after walking 11.592K
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... where the Coventry Canal meets the Wyrley and Essington Canal. So the Coventry continues right to Fradley Junction and the W&E goes left to Ogley Junction. I've previously walked all of the W&E that is between Ogley Junction and Horseley Fields Junction


Photo 0296 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:11:14
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.68331,-1.77704 which is SK152095
and this point was reached after walking 11.621K
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However the bit of the W&E from here to Ogley Junction is currently only navigable for a few hundred metres - it's shown in the photo. Since 1990, the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Trust have been restoring bits of the 7M between here and Ogley Junction. This includes the construction of an aqueduct over the M6 Toll road in August 2003 - it's shown in this photo


Photo 0297 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:11:40
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.68345,-1.77707 which is SK152096
and this point was reached after walking 11.637K
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Photo 0300 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:37:35
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.68547,-1.77709 which is SK152098
and this point was reached after walking 12.277K
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This is bridge 84. Note that this bridge is numbered. All the bridges between Whittington and Fradley Junction have numbers whereas those between Fazeley Junction and Whittington have names. This is because of the conventions of the two canal builders: the Trent and Mersey company use numbers whereas the Birmingham and Fazeley company use names.
Bridge 84 is where today's walk leaves the Canal - it's about 0.5M North of Huddlesford.



Photo 0301 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:44:49
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.68900,-1.78216 which is SK148102
and this point was reached after walking 12.824K
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I use a public right of way across a field to get to the nearest bus stop. In a few years time, phase 1 of the proposed HS2 will cross close to this point!


Photo 0302 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:46:22
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.68945,-1.78316 which is SK148102
and this point was reached after walking 12.914K
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My route to the bus stop later crosses the old South Staffordshire Railway which Pearson's Guide says is "now used solely for freight, weekend diversions and as a means of access for Virgin Voyager units to their maintenance depot at Barton-under-Needwood".


Photo 0303 was taken on 2019-07-11 at 13:53:02
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 52.69034,-1.79006 which is SK143103
and this point was reached after walking 13.44K
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Link to details of the next stage, the Coventry/Trent&Mersey from North of Huddlesford to Bromley Hayes
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