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Smethwick Toll House
After helping Sue and Vic climb the Wolverhampton 21 locks on Monday I left them to enjoy a day at the Black Country Living Museum and Dudley Tunnel on Tuesday. On Wednesday I joined them again for their trip into Birmingham. Like many other people, Sue and Vic had been nervous about tackling the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) because of the awful state the canals used to be in and the reputation they had for problems. 
After helping proof watch our BCN DVDs, Sue and Vic realised the Birmingham Canals aren’t as bad as they used to be and decided to see them first hand. It was great to accompany them on their way through and show how nice they are. Like any big city there’s always a risk of vandalism, although probably less in Birmingham than in some other places. At Smethwick Top Lock there’s a toll house in the typical octagonal BCN style. 
On previous visits it had a matching roof but this time it was missing. Vandals had broken in and had fires inside and removed the roof. The third picture, from Granny Buttons in 2007 shows how it should look, with a story about how it wasn’t being vandalised. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was restored to its former glory before too long with a roof where balls could get stuck behind the chimney again. Posted on Friday, 19 June 2009 at 21:11 Comments (0) |
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