What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: 7 Old Turn Junction (1769) This junction was formed when James Brindley's contour canal of 1769 was joined by Thomas Telford's New Main Line in 1827. Recorded plaque organisation: Birmingham Canal Navigations Society.
James Brindley and Thomas Telford were prominent civil engineers who significantly shaped Britain’s canal network; Brindley pioneered the concept of contour canals, while Telford expanded and improved the system, enhancing industrial transport and economic growth.
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