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The present day Bumble Hole Branch Canal and Boshboil Branch surround Bumble Hole, a water-filled clay pit, in Bumble Hole and Warren's Hall Nature Reserve, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, England. They formed a looped part of the original Dudley No. 2 Canal until the opening of the Netherton Tunnel in 1858 when the loop was bypassed by a new cut, in line with the new tunnel. Part of the bypassed canal loop, which surrounds Bumble Hole, is now in-filled giving access to the pool of Bumble Hole. An area next to the Bumble Hole and Dudley canals is the Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve.^[1]^[2]

Cobb's Engine House

Between Windmill End Junction and the tunnel portal stands Cobb's Engine House, built in 1831 to pump water from coal mines into the canal.

Bumble Hole railway

The Bumble Hole railway was used to cross the canal near Windmill End Junction, but was dismantled in 1969.

Canal map

Bumble Hole Branch Canal

Legend


					Netherton Tunnel (South portal)
					Cobb's Engine House
					Bumble Hole railway
					Windmill End Jn. Toll island and Dudley No 2 Canal to Halesowen (right)
					Boshboil Branch
					Loop encloses Bumble Hole
					Bumble Hole Branch extended to Dixon's Green Furnaces
					Bumble Hole Branch
					Dudley No 2 Canal (to Parkhead Jn)

Features

Point	Coordinates (Links to map resources)	OS Grid Ref
Netherton Tunnel south portal	52°29′36″N 2°04′09″W / 52.4933°N 2.0692°W / 52.4933; -2.0692 (Netherton Tunnel)	SO953884
Cobb's Engine House	52°29′34″N 2°04′08″W / 52.4929°N 2.0690°W / 52.4929; -2.0690 (Cobb's Engine House)	SO953883
Windmill End Junction	52°29′30″N 2°04′13″W / 52.4916°N 2.0702°W / 52.4916; -2.0702 (Windmill End Junction)	SO952882
Bumble Hole pool	52°29′28″N 2°04′24″W / 52.4912°N 2.0732°W / 52.4912; -2.0732 (Bumble Hole pool)	SO950881
Bumble Hole Branch (junction)	52°29′24″N 2°04′21″W / 52.4900°N 2.0725°W / 52.4900; -2.0725 (Bumble Hole Branch (junction))	SO950880

References

^ "Bumble Hole". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
^ "Map of Bumble Hole". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

External links

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Download coordinates as:

52°29′30″N 2°04′13″W / 52.4916°N 2.0702°W / 52.4916; -2.0702

[1] "Bumble Hole". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

[2] "Map of Bumble Hole". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

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 [[File:Boshboil Arm Bridge with Boshboil Arm beyond.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance to Boshboil Branch (under Boshboil Arm Bridge)]]
 [[File:Toll Island near Windmill End Junction.jpg|thumb|right|Toll Island near Windmill End Junction]]
 [[File:The Brick Built Dunn's Bridge and Bumble Hole Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Dunn's Bridge over the junction of Bumble Hole Branch Canal on the left with Bumble Hole Bridge on the right. The bridges were constructed in 1858 and were cast at the Toll End Works in [[Tipton]].]]
-The present day '''Bumble Hole Branch Canal''' and '''Boshboil Branch''' surround '''Bumble Hole''', a water-filled [[clay pit]], in Bumble Hole and Warren's Hall Nature Reserve, [[Rowley Regis]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[England]]. They formed a looped part of the original [[Dudley Canal|Dudley No. 2 Canal]] until the opening of the [[Netherton Tunnel]] in 1858 when the loop was bypassed by a new cut, in line with the new tunnel. Part of the bypassed canal loop, which surrounds Bumble Hole, is now in-filled giving access to the pool of Bumble Hole. An area next to the Bumble Hole and Dudley canals is the Bumble Hole [[Local Nature Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=bumble&ID=79 |title= Bumble Hole|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=3 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271008818%27|title=Map of Bumble Hole|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=3 August 2013}}</ref>
+The present day '''Bumble Hole Branch Canal''' and '''Boshboil Branch''' surround '''Bumble Hole''', a water-filled [[clay pit]], in Bumble Hole and [[Warren's Hall Country Park|Warren's Hall Nature Reserve]], [[Rowley Regis]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[England]]. They formed a looped part of the original [[Dudley Canal|Dudley No. 2 Canal]] until the opening of the [[Netherton Tunnel]] in 1858 when the loop was bypassed by a new cut, in line with the new tunnel. Part of the bypassed canal loop, which surrounds Bumble Hole, is now in-filled giving access to the pool of Bumble Hole. An area next to the Bumble Hole and Dudley canals is the [[Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=bumble&ID=79|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234613/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=bumble&ID=79|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2016|title=Bumble Hole|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=3 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271008818%27|title=Map of Bumble Hole|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|access-date=3 August 2013}}</ref>
 ==Cobb's Engine House==
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 ==Bumble Hole railway==
-The [[Bumble Hole Line|Bumble Hole railway]] used to cross the canal near Windmill End Junction, but was dismantled in 1969.
+The [[Bumble Hole Line|Bumble Hole railway]] was used to cross the canal near Windmill End Junction, but was dismantled in 1969.
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 ==Canal map==
 {{Bumble Hole Branch Canal map}}
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 ==See also==
-{{Portal|UK Waterways}}
+{{Portal|United Kingdom|Transport}}
 *[[Canals of the United Kingdom]]
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 ==Further reading==
-*{{cite book |last= Pearson|first= Michael|authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=Canal Companion - Birmingham Canal Navigations|year= 1989|publisher= J. M. Pearson & Associates|isbn= 0-907864-49-X}}
+*{{cite book |last= Pearson|first= Michael|title=Canal Companion - Birmingham Canal Navigations|year= 1989|publisher= J. M. Pearson & Associates|isbn= 0-907864-49-X}}
 *{{cite book|author=Perrott, David|author2=Mosse, Jonathan|title=Nicholson Waterways Guide 2 - Severn, Avon & Birmingham|publisher=[[HarperCollins|Collins]]|year=2006|isbn=978-0-00-721110-4}}
-*{{cite book|author=Palmer, Marilyn|author2=Neaverson, Peter|title=Industry in the Landscape, 1700-1900|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=1994|isbn=0-415-11206-0}}
+*{{cite book|author=Palmer, Marilyn|authorlink1=Marilyn Palmer |author2=Neaverson, Peter|title=Industry in the Landscape, 1700-1900|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=1994|isbn=0-415-11206-0}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://home.fastnet.co.uk/gerrycork/canals/bcn/dudley_no2_canal.htm Cruising the BCN - photographs]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070819053217/http://home.fastnet.co.uk/gerrycork/canals/bcn/dudley_no2_canal.htm Cruising the BCN - photographs]
-*[http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/lnr/lnr_projects_details.asp?ID=135 English Nature - Bumble Hole and Warrens Hall LNRs]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070611121754/http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/lnr/lnr_projects_details.asp?ID=135 English Nature - Bumble Hole and Warrens Hall LNRs]
-*{{kml}}
+{{kml}}
 {{Birmingham Canal Navigations}}
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 [[Category:Canals in the West Midlands (county)]]
 [[Category:Birmingham Canal Navigations]]
-[[Category:Local Nature Reserves in the West Midlands]]
+[[Category:Local Nature Reserves in the West Midlands (county)]]

v t e Birmingham Canal Navigations
Navigable	BCN Main Line Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Bumble Hole Branch Canal Cannock Extension Canal Digbeth Branch Canal Dudley Canal Engine Arm Gower Branch Canal Icknield Port Loop Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal Rushall Canal Soho Loop Spon Lane Locks Branch Tame Valley Canal Titford Canal Walsall Canal Wednesbury Oak Loop Wednesbury Old Canal Wyrley and Essington Canal
Unnavigable	Anson Branch Bentley Canal Bradley Branch Lichfield Canal Ridgacre Branch Tipton Green and Toll End Canals
Junctions	Aldersley Junction Aston Junction Birchills Junction Bromford Junction Catshill Junction Fazeley Junction Horseley Fields Junction Huddlesford Junction Ogley Junction Old Turn Junction Pelsall Junction Rumer Hill Junction Rushall Junction Salford Junction Smethwick Junction Spon Lane Junction Tame Valley Junction
Reservoirs	Chasewater Edgbaston Reservoir Netherton Reservoir
Tunnels	Dudley Tunnel Lapal Tunnel
Aqueducts	Engine Arm Aqueduct Stewart Aqueduct
Bridges and viaducts	Galton Bridge Parkhead Viaduct Summit Bridge
Pumping stations	Smethwick Engine
Locks	Delph Locks
Basins	Gas Street Basin
Adjoining canals	Coventry Canal Grand Union Canal Pensnett Canal Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Stourbridge Canal Worcester and Birmingham Canal
Other	Boat Gauging House, Tipton Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre Water levels of the Birmingham Canal Navigations