Address: Bratch Locks | Wombourne, Wolverhampton WV5 8DW, England
Attraction Location
The Bratch Canalside Videos
Midland Memories through time (Grooveyard).
Shot in the early 1970s on Super 8 film. Plus - Great, chill-out, funky jazz groove.... enjoy! After visiting Wolverhampton's Springfield Brewery and canal side beside old 'Railway Street', Miller's iconic corn mill building, the Low Level Railway Station and the area around historic Sun Street and Corn Hill we move on.....The location is then based on south-west of Wolverhampton, basically following the route of the old Kingswinford Railway line. We visit Bratch Locks and the abandoned Station which has now been lovingly restored and transformed into a railway themed cafe. We take in views from Springhill and Lower Penn, and the old 'Sedgley Beacon' is seen across the 'Seven Cornfields' from 'Penn Common'. The historic 'Malt House' - (Brew House) is seen on the edge of the common, this has now been converted into modern, luxury studio flats. Horse riding and golf remain popular pastimes on this lovely space of open heathland. The long abandond site of Baggeridge Colliery (closed 1968) still retained some of the original structures around the pit-head area. The surrounding countryside now forms a splendid Country Park. Further along the old railway route is the iconic 'Crooked House' or 'Glynn Arms' at 'Himley', badly affected by mining subsidence, it appears to be tipping over! Nearby Himley Hall used to be an outpost of the Wolverhampton Polly (now university) for Management Studies. The grounds are beautifully landscaped with a footpath passing through towards Kingswinford. Enjoy the memories, if this applies to you! Sound Track - By Grooveyard Even if you hate this video at least chill out to the funky music track!