1 The act authorising a canal from Digbeth to Warwick was passed in 1793. The canal was to end at Saltisford wharf and was originally to have been wide ...
The Warwick and Birmingham Canal, a waterway used for the transporting of goods. It was built during the Imperial period.
1 The Warwick-Birmingham Canal used to continue into Saltisford but it is no longer navigable beyond the bridge at Budbrooke Junction, SP2765. The disused section contains water as far as ...
The site of Saltisford Wharf, a canal wharf and basin, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods during the Imperial period. It was located at the east end of Warwick Race Course.
1 A boat-building yard, wharf and slipway are shown in this position on the OS 25″ map.
2 The site is now occupied by part of the Shire pie factory.
The site of Emscote Road Boatyard and canal wharf, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods during the Imperial period. It was located 300m west of the intersection of the Avon and the Warwick Canal.
1 The Avon Aqueduct takes the Warwick and Napton Canal over the River Avon by means of a heavy three arch sandstone aqueduct, erected in 1799. The concrete parapet ...
Avon Aquaduct, a sandstone bridge carrying canal water. It was built in the Imperial period and is located 300m west of the Sports Ground.
1 A good group of 2 and 3 storey late 18th century buildings formerly a gelatine mill. A fine house at the west end of the side is enscripted ...
Emscote Mills, a gelatine mill which was served by a canal wharf, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods. The mill was in use during the Imperial period. It is located to the east of Wharf Street, Warwick.
Tramlines
1 A pair of tramlines were revealed below the tarmac on Jury Street. At the junction of Coventry Road, St Johns and Coten End a single tram rail was ...
Tramlines found at Jury Street, at the junction of Coventry Road, St Johns and Coten End and at the western end of St Johns during water mains renewal works.
1 A grass relief landing ground for RAF Church Lawford opened Dec 1941. The minimal facilities included 4 blister hangers, 6 Laing huts, 2 Nissen huts and a fuel compound.
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The site of the Second World War RAF Warwick airfield which was located in fields north of Longbridge, Warwick. It opened in 1941 as a grass relief landing ground for RAF Church Lawford. Aerial photographs show the positions of the hangars and huts.