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Radio WM,20 Jan 2026,15 mins

The Lost Canals of The Black Country

Hidden Black Country

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We take an in-depth look at the lost canals of the Black Country Around 60 miles of canals have been filled in on the Birmingham Canal Navigations network during the last century. And the vast majority of those were here in the Black Country. Why did they close? And what has become of the canals since? Russell Truran has been finding out more. Image: BCN Society (Bob May Collection)

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