Built in the 1830s by Sir Robert Smirk - who built the nearby (and now demolished) Drayton Manor for Robert Peel. Grade II listed and one of the most ornate bridges on Britain's canals.

51m

July 12, 2022

The bridge is over the Birmingham and Fazely Canal which is parallel to the road at this point. You'll have to push your bike to view it properly.

Thomas

December 24, 2022

1830s bridge but a bit difficult to cross the cannal hear. Its deffinetly unique

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Location: Drayton Bassett, Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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