Brindley’s Bends – Wyken Colliery Traditional Cache
Brindley’s Bends – Wyken Colliery
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The Oxford Canal, designed by James Brindley and built during the period 1774 to 1790, was one of the earliest canals in England. Built as a contour canal, it slavishly followed a level line and followed a tortuous route from Coventry to Oxford. In the 1830’s, taking advantage of developments in civil engineering, its line was shortened by some 13 miles, and reduce the time it took fro boats to travel from the collieries of the Midlands to London.
This series of caches are placed along parts of the now defunct original Oxford Canal line.
The original line of the canal formed a loop on the southeast side of the present canal, to serve the Wyken Alexandra and Craven collieries in the Wyken area. A branch also ran off in a southwest direction, servicing Wyken Main Colliery. When the line of the canal was straightened, to colliery loop and arm remained until the early part of the 20th Century. Only the Wyken Main arm now remains, and is used by Coventry Canal Society.
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Ybbx hc, ybbx pnershyyl
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