Description

HIMBLETON CP WORCESTER AND BIRMINGHAM
SO 96 SW
SO 91786125 CANAL
3/177 (14/78) Shernal Green Bridge
No 31
26.8.75
- II

Canal road bridge. Early C19. Red and blue brick with blue brick and
sandstone parapet coping. Elliptical arch and cambered sides; parapet
has a 2-course band at its base, is splayed at each end, and is terminated
by square piers. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal was built for the Earl
of Dudley between 1791 and 1815 to link the Birmingham Canal Navigations
with the River Severn. It was intended primarily as a means of supplying
coal from the Black Country to the south-west Midlands. The towpath runs
beneath the east side of the bridge.

Listing NGR: SO9180561254

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26474851

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