WINSTON GREEN JUNCTION BRIDGES 1848 Birmingham Canal Navigation N52o 29' 28.8" W1o 56' 32.9"
The Winston Green Junction is at the western end of the old Soho Loop where it joins the new main canal, close to the Winston Green Prison. These bridges were cast by the Horseley Iron Works and follow the design of Thomas Telford who made major improvements in the 1820's to the original canal laid out by James Brindley in the 1770's. They are much simpler than the 1820's bridges further along the canal, having only simple cross lattices in the parapet without the gothic cut outs of the 1820's bridges. They are elegant and graceful with a shallow elliptical arch which allows more headroom near the abutments than would a Roman arch. Their purpose is to allow the tow horse to cross the canal to a path on its other side.