The Gower Branch is part of what’s known as the Birmingham Canal Navigations or BCN for short. It joins the Birmingham Canal Old and New Main Lines and is only about 1/3 mile long.
There are three locks on this branch and they are known as Brades locks. The flight is at Brades Village, Sandwell just by Bradeshall junction where the Gower Branch meets the Birmingham Canal Old Main Line. The flight has an overall elevation of 20 feet and locks 2 and 3 form a staircase of two.
In its heyday the BCN comprised 160 miles of canal but nowadays it is just 100 miles – still impressive when you cruise around Birmingham though. The BCN includes the following canals:
- Birmingham Canal New Main Line
- Birmingham Canal Old Main Line
- Gower Branch
- Netherton Tunnel Branch
- Wednesbury Old Canal
- Walsall Canal
- Walsall Branch Canal
- Wyrley & Essington Canal
- Daw End Branch
- Rushall Canal
- Tame Valley Canal
Brades locks (20' 0")
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| Lock 1 |
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| Lock 1 |
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| Lock 2 |
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| Lock 2 |
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| Lock 3 |
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