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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Birmingham City Centre

 Jo was feeling better this morning, so we had a good day in Birmingham City centre, shopping, eating and photographing.

The finished Centenary Square



One of Birmingham's trams on the new section along Broad Street



Chamberlain Memorial in Chamberlain square



The iconic front of Selfridges



Looking across the markets to where the wholesale markets were when we were last here



Our favourite tea stop at the open market



One of Birmingham many starlings that reside at the open market, especially around the sandwich bar



The Birds!!!



Brightly painted pavement outside the Hippodrome Theatre in the Chinese quarter



Part of the Chinese quarter



Moor Street station, the original GWR building, platforms etc.



The Square, built in the 1960's



Birmingham's St Philip's cathedral



Where the wholesale markets used to be



We found this Chinese Buffet on the edge of the Chinese quarter, as the Big Yok we used to use closed down before Covid



Sitting down to start our meal



Returning back to our boat via Centenary square


Keith

Monday, March 20, 2023

Black Country Living Museum to Birmingham City Centre

 Supposed to be 14°C, someone forgot to tell the weather that! It's blooming cold again today. Dropped down to the new main line via Brades locks. Took a detour round the Oozells Street loop to see the completed new buildings round there. Now moored at the Old Turn junction end of the Oozells Street loop.

3 hrs 30 mins, 3 locks, 1 tunnel, what3words ///model.reform.best

Leaving the Black Country Living Museum and turning onto the Old Main Line at Tipton junction



Netherton tunnel from the Tividale aqueduct



Turning onto the Bradeshall branch at Bradeshall junction



Leaving the 3rd of the 3 Brades locks



Turning onto the New Main line at Albion junction



Pudding Green junction and the start of the Old Wednesbury Old canal



Bromford stop island



Bromford junction and the Spon Lane locks



M5 Motorway bridge



Stewart aqueduct carrying the Old Main line over the New Main line



Galton station, road bridge and tunnel



Galton tunnel



Smethwick new pumping station



Engine branch aqueduct



Smethwick junction



One of the old loops of Brindley's original canal long since abandoned



Winson Green junction and the start of the Solo loop



The other end of the Solo loop



And opposite it, the start of the Icknield Port loop



The new estate slowly taking shape at Icknield Port



End of the Icknield Port loop



Monument Road basin



Approaching Birmingham City centre



Turning into Oozells street loop



Oozells Street loop



Oozells Street loop



Sherborne wharf



Oozells Street loop



Approaching Old Turn junction and the end of the Oozells Street loop



Now moored at the end of the Oozells Street loop before Old Turn junction

Keith


Sunday, March 19, 2023

Black Country Living Museum Sunday

 The morning started off chilly but when the sun broke through it warmed up.

We spent most of the day in and around the dock area today.

The museum was busy, BBC Radio WM were announcing that people could get in for free today if they bought a lottery ticket (so not quite free really) so the museum was very busy.

Charlie on Mothers's day carriage duties today, with a lovely spread of flowers on the back of the carriage



Chatting to a recent addition to the docks crew, I taught her all I know, in 5 minutes!



Who is that out on the main line?



Now you can see who it is



Views of the docks





Mother's Day pint of Banks's Mild in the Elephant & Castle

Keith