The Old Canals of Telford

Brierley Hill Inclined Plane

Various views of the site, now a public footpath


Photo hereLooking up from the bottom in Cherry Tree Hill
The straight line up through the trees would be unususal in a path of pedestrian originPhoto here
Photo here Before the trees grew, workers would have had a view of Benthall Edge - itself not wooded when this incline was working
the top of the incline is where the water and the boats both stopped - only the containers, not the boats themselves, went down this incline.Photo here
Photo hereIt's a pity from the historian's point of view that there is no longer a clear view all the way down.