Engine Arm Aqueduct, Smethwick

A Scheduled Ancient Monument designed by Thomas Telford. It was constructed in 1825 to carry the Engine Arm across the newly constructed New Main Line. It is accessible from the Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre.

Smethwick New Pumping Station

Recently restored, this Grade 2 listed building was opened in 1892. Centrifugal pumps powered by two steam engines and Lancashire boilers lifted the water up from the New to the Old Main line. It replaced the earlier Engine House at Bridge Street, a scheduled ancient monument. Both the pumping house and the excavated remains of the engine house can be viewed. Contact the Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre.

Galton Bridge, Smethwick

A magnificent cast iron bridge designed by Thomas Telford and constructed in 1829 to carry Roebuck Lane over the New Main Line. It spans nearly 46 metres (150ft). It was cast at the Horseley Ironworks at Tipton and was the longest single span bridge at that time.

Galton Valley, Smethwick

The canal runs some 22 metres (71ft) below the Galton Bridge in a cutting, which was claimed to be the largest earthwork in the world at the time of construction. The valley is designated a Site of Interest for Nature Conservation and features remnants of the Birmingham Heath.

Steward Aqueduct/Chances Glassworks

Glass making on this site, off Spon Lane South, was begun in 1814 by Thomas Shutt. The Chance brothers acquired the site in 1822 and were famous for the manufacture of sheet glass as an alternative to crown glass. The sheet glass was used for the Crystal Palace Great Exhibition in 1851.

Nearby is the Steward Aqueduct designed by Thomas Telford and constructed in1828 to carry the Old Main Line across the New Main Line.

Tividale Quays, by Oldbury

Tividale Quays, is a recent housing development centred on an existing canal basin off the Old Main Line near Oldbury. It demonstrates the benefit of incorporating canals into modern developments. Access may be gained from St Michaels Way, off Tividale Street.

Caggies Boat Yard, Owen Street, Tipton

Rebuilt in the late 1990's through the Canals for Communities initiative, it houses a working boatyard, with covered dry dock and chandler. The 3 cast iron roving bridges adjacent to the boat yard have also recently been refurbished.

Malthouse Stables

The two-storey brick building off Hurst Lane, Tipton, was constructed in 1846 to house the horses, which pulled the canal boats. It was restored and is retained by Sandwell MBC as an outdoor pursuit centre.

Cobbs Engine House and Chimney, Springfield, Dudley

Cobbs Engine House was erected around 1831 to extract water from Pit 3 of the Windmill End Colliery. Its chimney had a height of 29 metres (95ft). From 1877 it served a wider area until pumping finally ceased in 1928.

Nearby is the former Warrens Hall Colliery Basin. Coal was brought from the mines on a tramway to the basin. The lines of the tramway can still be identified in the landform. Both features are located in what is now known as Warrens Hall Country Park, and can be accessed from the car park off Dudley Road.

Cast Iron Footbridges

Many of the cast iron footbridges seen along the canals were locally manufactured at Horseley Iron Works.