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Lapal Tunnel Photos by Edwin Fasham

Photos of the Western part of the Lapal Tunnel taken by Edwin Fasham circa April 1961 before the canal and tunnel was filled in. We are deeply grateful to Edwin for providing us with a fascinating insight to how the tunnel looked before its demise.

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1 wrg2 (1023x1024) 1 WRG11 (1024x768) 1. 2-11-17 clerance 1. 12-17 Work Party 1WRG1 (1024x769) 1wrg3 (1024x1024) 4 WRG 2 7 Paul 9 fire 2 12.17 workparty 2 WRG 4 (1022x1024) 2 WRG 4 2. 2-11-17 clerance 2WRG1 (1024x769) 2WRG2 (1024x1024) Aquaduct 4 Aqueduct 1 Bangl 2WRG3 (1024x1024) 3 WRG 2 (1022x1024) 3 looking east 3 removing soil 3 two dumpers 3 WRG 1 (1024x769) Bulb 4 Bulb Canoe 1 3 WRG 3 (1024x1024) 3 WRG4 (1024x1024) 3. 2-11-17 clerance 3.12 17 Workparty 4 Depth of wall 4 filling cecilia2[1] CIMG2671 CIMG5536 4 Harborne Wharf 1929 - Copy (1024x768) 4 Lots of Soil moved 4 WRG 1 4 wrg 3 4 WRG 4 4. 2-11-17 clerance CIMG5537 CIMG5709 CIMG5921 4.12 17 Work Party 4.Dumper truck 5 Archeologist taking measurement 5 end of day 5 Into the tunnel 5 WRG 2 (1024x1024) CIMG5929 CIMG5932 CIMG6140 5 wrg 3 5 WRG 4 (1024x769) 5 wrg 6 5. 2-11-17 Clerance 5. 12 17 Work party 6 basin CIMG6141 Clear 1 Clear 2 6 Colin 6 filling 6 wrg 1 (1024x768) 6 wrg 2 (1022x1024) 6 wrg 3 (1024x1024) 6 wrg 4 (1021x1024) Clear 3 Clear 4 Clear 6 6. Sam and Robert 7 looking west 7 our two advisors 7 WRG 1 (1024x769) 7 WRG 1 7 WRG 2 Ellesmere Fish 1 Fish 2 7 WRG 3 (1024x1024) 7 WRG 3 7 WRG 4 (1024x1023) 7 WRG 4 7 WRG 5 (1024x1024) 7 WRG 5 Fish 3 ) FR 1 FR 2 7 WRG 8 (1024x1024) 7 WRG 8 7. main photo 8 wrg 1 - Copy (1024x458) 8 wrg 1 - Copy 8 wrg 1 (1024x768) FR 3 FR 4 FR 5 8 wrg 1 8 wrg 2 (1022x1024) 8 wrg 2 8 wrg 3 8 wrg 5 (1024x1024) 8 wrg 5 Goodm 1 Goodm 2 Goodm 4 8. near the end 8. Wall Shot (2) 8. wall shot 9 Fire Out 9. Fire Brigade 9. volunteers Goodman 3 Ian 1 Ian 2 10. Almost at the bridge 10. Wharf Wall 10.photo 11 Careys Team - Copy 11 Careys Team 11. Shutting the gate - Copy Ian 3 Ian 4 Lapal7 11. Shutting the gate 11. View 1 - Copy 11. View 1 11. view 2 11.view3 12 Main view Lapal8 Leasowes 1 Leasowes 3 12 Mini Excavator 12 Slip Way 13 Mixing concrete 13 Post and rail 13. Post and rail 14 Fence 1 Leasowes 4 Leasowes Lesowes 1 14 Fence 3 14 Fence Lee and JJ 14 Gate 15. Area of Tracing Dated 6th feb 1928 (New Harborne Lane Bridge over old one) 15. Harborne Lane Bridge 1928 before demolition (2) 2015 Walk the line (2) Lesowes 2 Lesowes 3 Lesowes 4 2015 Walk the Line (3) 20170902_163721 Aquaduct 2 Aquaduct 3 Asian ladies 1 Asian Ladies 2 Litter 1 Litter 2 Litter 4 Asian ladies 3 Asian ladies 4 Autumn Canal Link Badminton 1 Badminton 2 Banladeshi ladies trip 1 Mooring 2 Mooring 3 Patrick Bartley Green History Battery 007 Battery Park Birmingham University Group 1 Briefing Bulb Planting (2) Peter No 1 Peter No 3 Pter no 2 Bulb Planting 3 California Marina-page-002 California Marina-page-005 California Marina-page-006 Canal in Selly Oak Park Canal Jan10 Repair 1 Repair 2 Repair 3 Canoe 2 - Copy Canoe 2 Canoe 3 Canoe 4 Canoe 5 Charles in Harborne Warf Rrepair 1 Rrepair 3 Rrepair 4 Daf 1-17 daf 2-17 Daf 3-17 Daf 4-17 Daf116 Daf216 scan (2) scan (4) Selly P 1 Daf316 Daf416 December 2016 Horborn Wharf1 December 2016Horborn Wharf 2 DSC_3451 Ellesmere (2) Selly P 4 ) Sense 4 Student Excavator Fence Put back 2 Fence put back 3 Fence put back 4 Fence put back1 Fences Trip 2 Trip Vision 1 Fire 1 Fire 2 Fire 3 (2) Fire 4 Graeme Skinner Naturally Wild Harborn Wharf Before Vision 2 Vision 3 Vision 4 Harborne Wharf after Harbourne Warf 10-10-15 Heras Fencing IBangladesi ladies 2) IMG_0003 IMG_1790 Walk 16 2 Walk 16 1 Walk 16 3 IMG_1805 IMG_1818 IMG_1830 IMG_1843 IMG_2147 IMG_2162f Walk 16 4 Walk 16 5 walk 16 6 IMG_2171 IMG_2197f IMG_2198f IMG_2212 IMG_2218f IMG_2510 (1024x767) walk 17 1 Walk 17 2 Walk 17 3 IMG_6446 IMG_6473 IMG_6474 (1024x768) IMG_6474 In water 1 In water 2 Walk 17 4 Walk 17 5 Walk 17 6 In water 3 In water 4 IWA Walk 1 IWA Walk 2 IWA Walk 3) IWA Walk 4 WRG 17 8 2 WRG 17- WRG 17-1 IWA walk No 1 (1024x767) IWA walk No 3 (450x450) IWA walk No 4 (1021x1024) IWA walk No2 (1024x1024) John Harris and Julie Tinker John Snape survey in 1792 WRG 17-2 WRG 17-3 WRG 2017 John, Julia and Neal John, Julia ans Neil 2 July Battery Park 1 july Battery Park 2 July Battery Park 3 Kings Norton 1 Kings Norton 2 Lapal Canal Map (1280x896) Lapal Canal Map Lapal Canal Section 1 Lapal Link Mag Laser Section 1 Laser Section Laser Sections Leas 3 15-12-17 Leas 4 15-12-17 Leas 5 15-12-17 leas 6 15-12-17 Leas1 16-12-17 Leas2 15-12-17 Leasowes 2 Litter 3 Mooring 1 Mooring 2 A NIA 2 NIA 3 NIA 4 Patrick and Peter (1024x760) Peter busy clearing Peter no 4 Planning meeting 15-10-15 Post and Rail (2) (1024x555) post and rail1 Repair 2 Repair 4 Reservoir Road Survey pic 3 - Copy Reservoir Road Survey pic 3 River Weaver S1. 7-10-17 S2.7-10-17 S3.7-10-17 S4. 7-10-17 S5. 7-10-17 scan (3) scan Scouts 1 Scouts 2 Scouts 3 Scouts 4a Scouts 4b Selly Fes 1 Selly Fes 2 Selly Fes 3 Selly Fes 4 Selly Fes 5 Selly Fes 6 Selly Fes 7 Selly Fes 8 Selly Fes 9 Selly Fes 10 Selly Oak festival 2016 1 Selly Oak Festival 2016 2 Selly Oak Festival 2016 3 Selly Oak Festival 2016 4 Selly Oak Festival Selly Oak Park 1 (1024x896) Selly Oak Park 2 (1024x919) Selly Oak Park 3 (896x1024) Selly P 2 Selly P 3 Sense 1 Sense 2 Sense 3 Simon Needle 15-10-15 Student 3 Student 4 Student1 Susie Udall and collegues TIMG_2162 TIMG_2163 TIMG_2173 TIMG_2200 TIMG_2218 Tree by the Bridge (450x800) Tree by the Bridge (576x1024) Tree by the Bridge Trial Pit trip 3 (1024x1024) Trip1 (1024x768) Tunnel Veg removed View of Stop lock 1961 walk 16 6 1 Walk the Line OS Map-1 Wall repair 2 Wall Repair 3 Wall repair Warwick Students visit Lapal Canal water_vole1_550 wild flower seed after Wild flowers seed -before WRG 1 WRG 17 -2-2 (1024x1024) WRG 17 -2-4 (1024x1024) WRG 17 3 1 WRG 17 3 2 WRG 17 3 3 WRG 17 3 4 WRG 17 4 2 (1022x1024) WRG 17 4 3 WRG 17 5 2 WRG 17 5 3 WRG 17 5-1 WRG 17 5-4 wrg 17 6 1 WRG 17 6 2 WRG 17 6 3 WRG 17 6 4 WRG 17 8 1 WRG 17 8 3 WRG 17 8 4 WRG 17-2 1 (1024x767) WRG 17-2-3 (1024x1023) WRG 17-4-5 . WRG 17.4.1.. (1024x768) WRG Mike looking at the work WRG
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