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Looking down the Daw End Branch towards Lathams Bridge (also known as Boats Bridge), in Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands
The Daw End Branch is an extension of the Wyrley and Essington Canal created after an act received Royal Assent in 1774 to extend the canal to the Hay Head Limeworks. It opened in 1800 running 5.4 miles (8.7 kilometres) long with no locks. Over the years it has suffered from mining subsidence, with the result that many of the embankments are now much taller than when they were constructed.
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Looking down the Daw End Branch towards Lathams Bridge (also known as Boats Bridge), in Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands
The Daw End Branch is an extension of the Wyrley and Essington Canal created after an act received Royal Assent in 1774 to extend the canal to the Hay Head Limeworks. It opened in 1800 running 5.4 miles (8.7 kilometres) long with no locks. Over the years it has suffered from mining subsidence, with the result that many of the embankments are now much taller than when they were constructed.