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Digbeth Canal, Birmingham - 4
Digbeth Canal, Birmingham, derelict before renovation Date: 1987
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© Philip Dunn / Mary Evans Picture Library
1987 Birmingham Bordesley Bridges Canal Derelict Disused Dunn Eighties Inland Junction Philip Ruin Unused Waterways Digbeth
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This evocative photograph captures the forlorn beauty of Digbeth Canal in Birmingham during the 1980s, a time when the industrial heartland of the city was in decline. Taken in 1987, the image shows the once bustling waterway now a shadow of its former self, with crumbling brickwork, overgrown vegetation, and abandoned structures reflecting in the still, murky water. The scene at Bordesley Junction, where the main line of the canal branches off towards the National Waterways Museum, is particularly poignant, with the rusted bridge and dilapidated buildings standing as testament to the passage of time and the inexorable march of change. The inland waterways of Birmingham, once the lifeblood of the city's industrial economy, were largely unused and disused by the 1980s, their potential for regeneration yet to be realized. This haunting photograph by an unidentified photographer serves as a poignant reminder of the past, and the transformation that was to come in the years that followed. The image is courtesy of Mary Evans Prints Online and is not to be used for commercial purposes.
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