Icknield Port Loop
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The Icknield Port Loop (originally called the Rotton Park Loop)[1] is a 0.6-mile (1 km) section of the eighteenth-century Old BCN Main Line canal in Birmingham, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of the city centre, which opened to traffic on 6 November 1769, and was bypassed in September 1827 by a straight 550-yard (500 m) section of the New BCN Main Line.[1] Most of the 56 acres (23 ha) hectares of enclosed land now being derelict, the canal serves only the Canal & River Trust (British Waterways) maintenance depot at Icknield Port and conveys water from Edgbaston Reservoir to the BCN Main Line. There is no pedestrian or vehicular access. Icknield Port (Loop) takes its name from the Roman Icknield Street which passed nearby, though its exact route is unknown.
The Canal & River Trust (formerly British Waterways) depot with its buildings and crane are Grade II listed buildings.[2][3][4][5][6]
Redevelopment plan
Birmingham City Council has plans for the regeneration of the area, including moorings, 1,150 new homes, shops, park and playground, and a ten-storey hotel.[7][8]
| Point | Coordinates (Links to map resources) |
OS Grid Ref | Notes |
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| Sandy Turn Junction | 52°28′58″N 1°55′33″W / 52.4827°N 1.9259°W | SP050872 | BCN Old and New Lines meet |
| Icknield Port | 52°28′52″N 1°55′59″W / 52.4810°N 1.9330°W | SP046870 | Canals and Rivers Trust maintenance depot |
| Feed in from Edgbaston (Rotton Park) Reservoir | 52°28′53″N 1°55′59″W / 52.48129°N 1.93308°W | SP045870 | |
| Rotton Park Junction | 52°29′03″N 1°55′45″W / 52.4843°N 1.9291°W | SP048874 | BCN Old and New Lines cross |
See also
References
- ^ a b Hadfield, Charles. Canals of the West Midlands. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.
- ^ Historic England. "Rotton Park Loop canal maintenance depot yard (Grade II) (1234111)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Rotton Park Loop canal maintenance depot superintendant's office (Grade II) (1234112)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Rotton Park Loop canal maintenance depot workshops and stores (Grade II) (1234113)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Rotton Park Loop canal maintenance depot crane (Grade II) (1234114)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Rotton Park Loop canal maintenance depot stables (Grade II) (1276288)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Icknield Port Loop". Urbed. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Regeneration Plans for new canal district", Birmingham News (Birmingham, UK), p.1, 9 February 2012.
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