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Andrew Denny, in his Granny Buttons Blog entitled Jumping Joe Darby, and who’ll be the new Baron De Coubertin of the waterways? mentions an archive video from 1972 and asks where it was taken - hoping a blog reader can identify where.

It took a little detective work and careful watching of our BCN Bowcam DVD to identify the location but there are several clues in the video and I've visited the site today to confirm where it is.

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The pictures show four extracts from the video paired with four pictures from today. Some things have changed since 1972, while other are unchanged for hundreds of years.

The video is shot somewhere in the Black Country. It shows a straight, wide canal with towpaths on both sides which narrows it down a little. It shows a lattice sided footbridge with an almost flat base and not arched at all which narrows it down further, probably to the Tame Valley Canal.

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I thought it was about 3/4 mile from Tame Valley Junction on the North bank between Jones Bridge and the former Railway Bridge. The pairs of shots seem to match pretty well.

1. Shows the commentator - the bridge and building are still there but the trees have grown a bit over the years.

2. The building is still in the background, although it's had new cladding on the end in a different colour.

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3. Look at the reflection of the pylon and the corner of the building, matched in the two shots.

4. The former railway bridge in the background is now painted pink and used by the trams and it has a footbridge added immediately in front, but it's the same bridge.

Well, Andrew, have we identified the location well enough for you? If you would like to stage a re-enactment then I'll offer to come and film you getting wet.

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Posted on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 at 22:44        Comments (2) 

 

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  1. Paul, Well done! But I already spring-jumped the canal last week, didn’t you see me? Pah! It was a record – where were you?

    Andrew

    Comment by Andrew Denny — On 11-11-09 at 23:37

  2. Andrew: Sorry I missed your record breaking jump.

    Comment by Paul — On 12-11-09 at 15:45

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