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BCN Society 24 hour Marathon Challenge 2014

Birmingham Canal Navigations, Saturday 24 May 2014 – Sunday 25 May 2014 ?2014 BCNS Marathon Challenge Image Library – 240 photos The canals and waterways played a key role in the UK’s industrial development. The introduction of canals made the growth of the Birmingham area to the country’s then industrial heartland possible, growing the Birmingham ... Read more


BCN Society 24 hour Marathon Challenge 2013

Birmingham Canal Navigations, Saturday 25 May 2013 – Sunday 26 May 2013 2013 BCNS Marathon Challenge Image Library Trying to compress centuries of history into a few sentences: The BCN, the Birmingham Canal Navigation, is a network of canals in the Midlands of the UK. These canals were the arteries of the Industrial Revolution, the ... Read more