The Canal Guide by Stuart Fisher

Author:Stuart Fisher
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472918536
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-06-08T16:00:00+00:00

24 Droitwich Barge Canal

Distance

12km from the Worcester & Birmingham Canal to the River Severn

Highlights

Vines Park and brine well

Chateau Impney hotel

Navigation Authority

Canal & River Trust

Canal Society

Worcester, Birmingham & Droitwich Canals

Society

www.wbdcs.org.uk

OS 1:50,000 Sheets

(138 Kidderminster & Wyre Forest)

150 Worcester & the Malverns

Droitwich has long been important for its salt. The Romans used the River Salwarpe to export it. The river was poorly canalized from 1662. The parallel Droitwich Barge Canal by Brindley was opened in 1771 as a wide beam canal to take trows working off the River Severn.

The narrow Droitwich Junction Canal by Boddington, connecting with the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, was not opened until 1854, after the railways had started. It was all abandoned in 1939. The Droitwich Canals Trust was formed in 1973 and was faced with some interesting technical problems. Full reopening of the canal took place in 2011, offering the Mid Worcestershire Ring as a convenient and pleasant 34km weekend circuit for cruisers.

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