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al aspect belies the fact that the canal is passing between the housing estates of Grove Vale.
Two bridges pass high across the cutting. The first carries the dual carriageway A4041 and
the other is a slim footbridge carried on the piers of what looks like a former railway viaduct.
The kilometre-long cutting emerges on to a longer embankment, with extensive views over
the Tame valley and back towards West Bromwich. After another island, one side blocked off
by Hamstead Wharf, there are two aqueducts.
Roses grow on the lock cottage at Witton
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