CRT/EVA
H E Evans Collection of black & white prints showing Midland Canals
Description
The following canals are featured:
Stratford on Avon (700+ images)
Staffs & Worcestershire Canal(400+ images)
BCN - Birmingham to Wolverhampton (New & Old Lines) (500+ images)
Icknield Port Road Wharf Loop
Soho Branch
Spon Lane locks
Wednesbury Old Canal
Gower Branch
Netherton Tunnel Branch
Wednesbury Oak Loop
Tipton Green & Toll End Common
Walsall Canal
Dudley Canal
Cannock Extension Canal
Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Tame Valley canal
Worcester & Birmingham Canals
Grand Union Canal
Stourbridge Canal
Oxford Canal
Shropshire Union Canal
Stourbridge Extension Canal
Upper Avon Navigation
Lower Avon Navigation (Tewkesbury to Evesham)
River Severn Navigation
Gloucester & Herefordshire Canal
Trent & Mersey Canal
Droitwich Junction canal
Date
1950's and 1960's
Reference code
CRT/EVA
Creator
Evans, Jim
Administrative / Biographical history
The photographs were taken by Jim Evans of Shirley, Solihull while cycling in the 1950's and 1960's.
Extent & medium
approximately 3,000 prints
System of arrangement
The collection is currently arranged in 15 Kodak Photo paper boxes, by canal name and by image number. Each image captioned on the reverse and in some cases, further information is given.
Image sizes 85 x 60mm