Friday 22 May 2009

Majors Green Aqueduct, Shirley

Majors Green Aqueduct, Shirley
Stratford Canal

We very nearly overshot this aqueduct as we travelled down the North Stratford in the pouring rain.

It is located between Earlswood Motor Yacht Club and Salter Street and carries the canal over the River Cole.


Captain Ahabs own collection


The surprisingly substantial aqueduct is constructed of dark engineering bricks and the single archway spans both the river and the appropriately named Aqueduct Road. There may be a better view from the other side but a lack of access point means that this view will have to wait for a land based inspection.

The embankment is very steep and an expedition to the riverbank was achieved rather more quickly than anticipated. The toil back up was somewhat slower and only made possible by judicious use of saplings and roots.


Captain Ahab's own collection

6 comments:

  1. It's rather easier to see this aqueduct from low level from the road (Aqueduct Road)! Easier still on Google Streetview.

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  2. This aquaduct is actually located in Shirley (and not Earlswood) and carries the S-o-A canal over the River Cole and Aquaduct Road. On the canal it is located between the drawbridge pub (and the actual drawbridge), Shirley and the bridge conveying High Street, Solihull Lodge, over the canal.

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  3. ...and the feeder from Earlswood Lakes actually connects to the S-o-A canal at the rear of Earlswood Motor Yacht Club

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  4. Thanks for the extra facts - its sometimes difficult to get even a name for these obscure aqueducts!

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  5. Sorry, I didn't explain myself very well at all. The aquaduct is actually nothing at all to do with earlswood lakes and is located near to the junction of Aquaduct Road and Peterbrook Road, Majors Green, Shirley. I know it as Shirley Aquaduct; it is also known as Majors Green Aquaduct. Some brief information, including its location is given at http://www.canalplan.org.uk/gazetteer/kbvg

    Earlswood Lakes are located about 3 miles from the aquaduct. They are fed via a tributary from the River Blythe and feed the S-o-A canal via a feeder which runs from Engine Pool to terminate at the canal at the rear of Earlswood Motor Yacht Club / Lady Lane Wharf as detailed here

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earlswood_Lakes

    Hope that helps and sorry for any confusion

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  6. and this page details the feeder :-

    http://www.canalplan.org.uk/gazetteer/oiei

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