The Old Canals of Telford

Brierley Hill Inclined Plane

Various views of the site, now a public footpath

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Looking up from the bottom in Cherry Tree Hill.

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Before the trees grew, workers would have had a view of Benthall Edge - itself not wooded when this incline was working.

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The straight line up through the trees would be unususal in a path of pedestrian origin.

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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.

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It's a pity from the historian's point of view that there is no longer a clear view all the way down.