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Pictures of the Coventry Canal

Coventry to Hawkesbury.

The Coventry canal, one of the earliest canals to be built in the UK, runs from the heart of the city of Coventry to join the Trent and Mersey canal at Fradley junction. Near Coventry it has a a junction with the Oxford canal, thus providing part of one of the first routes from Manchester and Birmingham to London via Oxford and the River Thames. Later both the Ashby and the Birmingham and Fazeley canal were join to it creating a number of alternative routes.

The five miles of well maintained urban canal from the restored basin right in the heart of Coventry to Hawkesbury junction is a fascinating run. As well as some spectacular architecture alongside the canal, this stretch is also home to an sculpture trail. A huge variety of art works are to be found alongside the canal. The section finishes with one final spectacular bridge as it arrives at Hawkesbury junction with the Oxford canal.

Coventry basin with a statue of Brindley.	The Electric light. Redeveloped power station.	Cash's one hundred. 19th century weavers housing.
Fencing reflecting the theme of the canal.	Mural under a bridge.	Part of a long mural on the side of a factory.
Sculpture of metal ropes by a bridge.	The spectacular entry bridge.	Hawkesbury junction.

More pictures of this canal?

Hawkesbury to Marston / Marston to Frazeley / Frazeley to Fradley.

General information / A history of this canal.

Find our information about other canals on the canal index page.

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