Soho Loop

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Soho Loop
BCN Rotton Park Junction.jpg
Rotton Park Junction — the Soho Loop runs through the bridge to the right
Specifications
Maximum height above sea level453 ft (138 m)
(Birmingham Level)
StatusOpen
Navigation authority Canal and River Trust
History
Date completed1769 (1769)
Hockley Port Junction on the Soho Loop BCN Hockley Port Junction fingerpost.jpg
Hockley Port Junction on the Soho Loop

The Soho Loop is a 1.2-mile (2 km) section of the eighteenth-century Old BCN Main Line canal in Birmingham, England, about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of the city centre, which opened to traffic on 6 November 1769, and was bypassed in September 1827 by a straight 0.75-mile (1.2 km) section of the New BCN Main Line. [1] Much of the 110 acres (45 ha) of enclosed land is occupied by the 49 acres (20 ha) of Birmingham's City Hospital, and the canal itself serves private residential moorings at Hockley Port Basin via a 310 yards (280 m) branch extending north-eastwards. This is all that remains of the former Soho Branch that once served Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactory. There is pedestrian access to a tow path for the entire length of the outside of the loop, which skirts the southern boundary of Winson Green Prison and twice passes underneath the Stour Valley Railway. The Centre of the Earth environmental education centre is adjacent to the canal and has a long wharf frontage.

The BCN Main Line, or Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line describes the evolving route of the Birmingham Canal between Birmingham and Wolverhampton in England.

Birmingham City in the English Midlands, 2nd highest population of UK cities

Birmingham is the second-most populous city in the United Kingdom, after London, and the most populous city in the English Midlands. With an estimated population of 1,137,100 as of 2017, Birmingham is the cultural, social, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. It is the main centre of the West Midlands conurbation, which is the third most populated urban area in the United Kingdom, with a population in 2011 of 2,440,986. The wider Birmingham metropolitan area is the second largest in the United Kingdom with a population of over 3.7 million. Birmingham is frequently referred to as the United Kingdom's "second city".

City Hospital, Birmingham Hospital in England

City Hospital is a major hospital located in Birmingham, England, operated by the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. It provides an extensive range of general and specialist hospital services. It is located in the Winson Green area of the west of the city. The trust is currently under the leadership of chair Richard Samuda and chief executive Toby Lewis.

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OS Grid Ref Notes
Rotton Park Junction 52°29′03″N1°55′45″W / 52.4843°N 1.9291°W / 52.4843; -1.9291 (Rotton Park Junction) SP048874BCN Old and New Lines cross
Hockley Port Basin 52°29′33″N1°55′35″W / 52.4925°N 1.9265°W / 52.4925; -1.9265 (Hockley Port Basin) SP051883No public access
Winson Green Junction 52°29′28″N1°56′33″W / 52.4912°N 1.9424°W / 52.4912; -1.9424 (Winson Green Junction) SP039881BCN Old and New Lines cross

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References

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  1. Hadfield, Charles. Canals of the West Midlands. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.

Coordinates: 52°29′33″N1°55′35″W / 52.4925°N 1.9265°W / 52.4925; -1.9265

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