BCN A History - new book by Phil Clayton

Phil Clayton offers some background to his new book "Birmingham Canal Navigations - a history"
This is a treasure trove of insights gleaned from company minutes and contemporary records and will become a standard go to publication for those interested in the history of the canals of Birmingham and the Black Country.
Copies are available from the Audlem Bookshop or the publishers Crowood Press.
www.crowood.com

[@neilrose8618]

Thanks Andy hoping your well and every one you know .. just bought book thanks my friend see you soon ,Neil

[@neilandrew4540]

My favourite spot for the same reason , have to drop a hint to my kids for Father’s Day

[@peterfisher6348]

A competing spot would be at spaghetti junction where pylons meet at an electricity substation over expected M6/M5/A38(M) interchange over railway with marshalling yard and steam loco sheds not far away at Tyseley over 3 canals joining together over the River Rea ("Ray") joining the Tame.

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

True!

[@michaelpriest4549]

Just finished it. Received 5 days ago. Excellent, well researched, beautifully written & presented. Best digested with a copy of the Geographers' Birmingham A-Z to hand to help pinpoint precise locations within the region. Well played Phil Clayton, it will become a classic. Michael Priest

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Spot on Michael - up there with Broadbridge and Shill.Even better than the A-Z is Richard Dean's historical map of the BCN.

[@keithhaynes9462]

What a nice chap

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

He is the sort of teacher we all should have had.

[@ronashley1188]

Knowing Phil it will be well researched, well written and well worth a read. There are no finer or diverse waterways in concentration than the Birmingham Canal Navigations. I have explored most parts of them by boat and foot and fished a fair proportion too. I hope to get a signed copy of Phil's book soon (or rather my copy signed).

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Well said

[@colin125gwr]

bleep bleep

[@christopherjones7459]

Looks great, a copy is now on order. Thanks

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Thanks - fun to use the drone too.

[@harrysaunders6180]

Book duly ordered! I was just about to tuck into me butties when this came up on my KZbin feed. What a pleasant surprise, made the sarnies that more palatable.

[@lifeat2.3milesanhour57]

Its a good read Harry

[@harrysaunders6180]

@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 Yes, I've read the first chapter and, of course, perused all the photographs starting from the back and working forward, (I really have no idea why I do that!) The book has certainly grabbed my attention so far, and can't help me thinking what a delight it would have been to be taught by Phil.