Lichfields Amazing Canal Progress
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We start the walk today at Darnford Moors Ecology park on the newly restored section of the Lichfield Canal, We look at whist happening with HS2 the new high speed railway that will cut through the canal, New bridges and a new cut are needed and the canal can't open until its in. we take a look at the old lock and the new route before popping over for A walk along and through the famous Lock 24, this amazing bit of industrial heritage has been altered to take a new route through. Join us as we explore the site and what will be done to take this long into the 21st century and help connect the Lichfield canal from Huddlesford on the Coventry up to the rest of the Birmingham Canal Network (BCN). We look at the work on the walls for the tow path and we take a further look at the current digging as we visit during a work party, the new planning permission granted for the lift bridges, locks and restoration of another 650M of canal to Gallows Wharf and the St Johns and London Road Section means they need to dig this section out quickly!
We then jump to Gallows Wharf where exciting things are starting! then across to Fosseway Heath and explore the restoration as the new line joins the old from lock 18 and the abandoned railway and signal box with level crossing. Taking a look at the new Gabion walls built as well as the fantastic work done by the WRG groups, the Waterway Recovery Groups are a national band of legends who restore the canals across the country, taking on the big jobs that the trusts would take months to complete.
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Why is this Lock Fresstanding? - https://youtu.be/KdNKGSDr3VU
Diverting A Lock - https://youtu.be/nUkAfITkGfg
Digging a New Canal - https://youtu.be/rmTu0Ktx5oc
Restoring Nature Fosseway Heath - https://youtu.be/ZN-BX7-J3js
HS2 and the Lichfield Canal - https://youtu.be/_maa31sFcSU
HS2 and the Lichfield Canal Update - https://youtu.be/dCBakoV35d8
The Abandoned Lock of Lichfield - https://youtu.be/xedBGirTa9U
Building a Canal at Lichfield - https://youtu.be/FQrttOPboOo
The Abandoned Canal of Lichfield - https://youtu.be/vxIIJaja8to
Installing Sheet Piling on the Lichfield Canal - https://youtu.be/3HC1MagQgWE
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