The canal at Smethwick : under, over and finally through the high ground

Author

Andrew, Jim

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Industrial archaeology review. 1995, Num. 2, Vol. 17, 171-192, 19 ill.; maps; plans

ISSN

0309-0728

Abstract (en)

The past ten years has seen the discovery of, or better access to, a number of documents which have considerably enlarged our understanding of the development of the Birmingham Canal through Smethwick [ca.1768-1846]. Much has been published about this part of the canal system yet the original route of the canal and some of the changes made to it have been wrongly described and some famous engineers given credit for work carried out by others. The better information now available has been combined with the evidence still to be seen on the ground in Smethwick to give a more complete account of the canal and one which makes a fine basis for visits to the area where much is being done to present the canal as an integral part of Smethwick's history.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- United Kingdom
• Birmingham Canal
• Civil engineering
• 1768-1846
• Canals
• Great Britain
• Smethwick (GBR)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Royaume-Uni
• Birmingham Canal
• Ouvrage d'art
• 1768-1846
• Canal
• Grande-Bretagne
• Smethwick (GBR)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19960101-00281237

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