Gas Street Basin, Birmingham, West Midlands, England,

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Gas Street Basin in Birmingham city centre is the heart of Britain's canal network. In days gone by it was the hub of a thriving canal transport network and would have been alive with the sound of cargoes as diverse as chocolate crumb, coal and glass being loaded and , the bars and restaurants of Brindleyplace cluster around this attractive basin where traditional narrowboats can be seen. Historically, Gas Street Basin was the meeting point of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal and the Birmingham Canal Main Line. For the first 30 years a solid bar - the Worcester Bar - separated the two canals so that the Birmingham Canal Navigations would not lose water to the Worcester & Birmingham.

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Location: Gas Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England,
Photo credit: © BRIAN ANTHONY / Alamy / Afripics
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