Canalside industrial area at One Elm

Site of canal wharf at One Elm

Image courtesy of Gary Stocker.

Description of this historic site

The site of a canal wharf, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded during the Imperial period. It was located between the canal and the eastern end of Western Road, and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.

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Notes about this historic site

1 Existence of the canal caused the growth of a small industrial area at One Elm where a short canal arm was built parallel to the Birmingham Road. This area is visible on the OS 6″ 1886 map and is shown as extending almost to Arden Street. On modern maps the arm has been filled in leaving only a small indentation in the canal bank.