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IWA Lichfield Branch
Waterways in the branch
Waterways in the IWA Lichfield Branch area include the Ashby, Birmingham & Fazeley, Coventry, Rushall, Staffordshire & Worcestershire, Trent & Mersey and Wyrley & Essington Canals. Plus the restoration schemes – Ashby and Lichfield & Hatherton Canals and the Stafford Riverway Link
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Lichfield Branch Area
See details of the waterways in the branch area including the branch boundaries.
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DownloadWaterways in Progress Grant: Ashby Canal
£10,000 was awarded the Ashby Canal Trail Project as part of IWA’s Waterways in Progress Grants in 2019.
Waterways affected by HS2
We’re campaigning to protect canals and rivers from the damaging effects of HS2, especially where the tranquillity of the waterways is under threat.
HS2: Coventry Canal
Both the public country park and the private moorings at the old colliery basin at Polesworth on the Coventry Canal will be severely damaged by HS2.
HS2: Leigh Branch of Leeds & Liverpool Canal
The junction of HS2 with the West Coast Main Line at Abram requires a high embankment that will be visible from the Leeds & Liverpool Canal’s Leigh Branch across the Hey Brook valley.
HS2: Manchester Ship Canal
It is expected that the HS2 viaduct crossing will maintain the headroom and width required by the maximum size of ships that can use the canal – making the structure very high and prominent.
Waterways in the area
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