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The Netherton Cut to Coombeswood

THE NETHERTON CUT TO COOMBESWOOD

A creative audio trail written and narrated by Heather Wastie (2021)

A creative audio trail celebrating the history of the Dudley No 2 Canal, based on a 2.5 mile walk between Windmill End junction and Coombes footbridge. 

 

 

Click below to listen…
credits

Sound design and voice:
Sam Frankie Fox

Music:
Sam Frankie Fox & Heather Wastie

Mixing and mastering:
Fox & Rocha

Interviews recorded by Heather Wastie & Kate Saffin

Luke Perry sculpture recordings by Roger Noons

Extracts from Vivian Bird’s ‘By Lock and Pound’ recorded by Fabian Hiscock

Incorporating information provided by Coombeswood Canal Trust, including their downloadable guide (PDF) http://www.hawnebasin.org.uk/

Stories sent in:

Memories of Dudley No2 Canal by Philip Adams
Trains and Boats and Planes by Nick Bate
Dudley No 2 line reminiscences by Nick Bate
Memories of Gerald Darby

Transcription of audio here

Project supported by Creative Black Country as part of Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places scheme, Paycare and Black Country Living Museum. 

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GALLERY
Philip Adams: Roving Bridge, Windmill End. early 1970's. Pen & ink
Philip Adams: Roving Bridge, Windmill End. early 1970's. Pen & ink
Fingerpost by David Cooper
Fingerpost at Windmill End by David Cooper.
Windmill End Bridge by Kev Maslin
Windmill End Bridge by Kev Maslin
View from Windmill End Bridge by Brenda Ward
View from Windmill End Bridge by Brenda Ward
Philip Adams: Cobb's Engine House from Bullfield Bridge circa 1958. Oil.
Philip Adams: Cobb's Engine House from Bullfield Bridge circa 1958. Oil.
Day boat, Cobb's basin pre 1991 (Steve King)
Day boat, Cobb's basin pre 1991 (Steve King)
Luke Perry sculpture. Photo by Heather Wastie.
Luke Perry sculpture. Photo by Heather Wastie.
View of Doulton's works from Windmill End, 1968 (Mike Fenton)
View of Doulton's works from Windmill End, 1968 (Mike Fenton)
Bullfield Bridge 1960s (Steve King) & 2021 (Heather Wastie)
Bullfield Bridge 1960s (Steve King)
Bullfield Bridge 2021 (Heather Wastie)
Bullfield Bridge 2021 (Heather Wastie)
Philip Adams: Doulton's pottery kilns and stacks. April 1967. Pen & ink.
Philip Adams: Doulton's pottery kilns and stacks. April 1967. Pen & ink.
Philip Adams: Doulton's pottery works. 1967. Oil.
Philip Adams: Doulton's pottery works. 1967. Oil.
Philip Adams: Bridge fender on bridge opposite the Doulton pottery. April 1967 Pen & ink
Philip Adams: Bridge fender on bridge opposite the Doulton pottery. April 1967 Pen & ink
Philip Adams: Canal arm bridge, opposite Doulton pottery. April 1967. Pen & ink.
Philip Adams: Canal arm bridge, opposite Doulton pottery. April 1967. Pen & ink.
Looking through Dog Lane Bridge by Heather Wastie
Looking through Dog Lane Bridge by Heather Wastie
Luke Perry sculpture by Heather Wastie
Luke Perry sculpture by Heather Wastie
General view by Heather Wastie
General view by Heather Wastie
Entrance to Old Hill Iron Works by Heather Wastie
Entrance to Old Hill Iron Works by Heather Wastie
Luke Perry sculpture – Eliza Tinsley by Heather Wastie
Luke Perry sculpture – Eliza Tinsley by Heather Wastie
Luke Perry sculpture - Gunpowder Plot by Heather Wastie
Luke Perry sculpture - Gunpowder Plot by Heather Wastie
Luke Perry sculpture by Heather Wastie
Luke Perry sculpture by Heather Wastie
Philip Adams: Waterfall Lane bridge at night. Circa 1958. Pen & ink.
Philip Adams: Waterfall Lane bridge at night. Circa 1958. Pen & ink.
Luke Perry elephant sculpture by Heather Wastie
Luke Perry elephant sculpture by Heather Wastie
Some of Luke Perry’s little birds by Heather Wastie
Some of Luke Perry’s little birds by Heather Wastie
Luke Perry sculpture before Gosty Hill Bridge by Sam Frankie Fox
Luke Perry sculpture before Gosty Hill Bridge by Sam Frankie Fox
Philip Adams: Gosty Hill Bridge & gauging hut. 1967. Watercolour.
Philip Adams: Gosty Hill Bridge & gauging hut. 1967. Watercolour.
Hovel at entrance to Gosty Hill Tunnel (Steve King)
Hovel at entrance to Gosty Hill Tunnel (Steve King)
Tunnel entrance 2021 by Heather Wastie
Tunnel entrance 2021 by Heather Wastie
Tunnel ventilation shaft in Station Road by Heather Wastie
Tunnel ventilation shaft in Station Road by Heather Wastie
The oss (horse) path by Heather Wastie
The oss (horse) path by Heather Wastie
South end, Gosty Hill Tunnel 2021 by Heather Wastie
South end, Gosty Hill Tunnel 2021 by Heather Wastie
Philip Adams: Stewarts & Lloyds, South end Gosty Hill Tunnel 1977. Watercolour.
Philip Adams: Stewarts & Lloyds, South end Gosty Hill Tunnel 1977. Watercolour.
Coombs Wood Works postcard
Coombs Wood Works postcard
Coombs Wood Works postcard
Coombs Wood Works postcard
Stewarts & Lloyds 1972 (Brenda Ward)
Stewarts & Lloyds 1972 (Brenda Ward)
Len Green, foreman over boats (Roger Tommey)
Len Green, foreman over boats (Roger Tommey)
Vesta at Stewarts & Lloyds mid 1950s
Vesta at Stewarts & Lloyds mid 1950s
Tube Works 1988 (Dave N)
Tube Works 1988 (Dave N)
Stewarts & Lloyds (Ian Sinclair)
Stewarts & Lloyds (Ian Sinclair)
Stewarts & Lloyds (Ian Sinclair)
Stewarts & Lloyds (Ian Sinclair)
Stewarts & Lloyds 2021 by Heather Wastie
Stewarts & Lloyds 2021 by Heather Wastie
Stewarts & Lloyds reunion by Kev Maslin
Stewarts & Lloyds reunion by Kev Maslin
Mike Anson by Kev Maslin
Mike Anson by Kev Maslin
Coombes footbridge 2021 by Heather Wastie
Coombes footbridge 2021 by Heather Wastie
Philip Adams: Coombs Wood basin (Hawne Basin). April 1967. Pen & ink.
Philip Adams: Coombs Wood basin (Hawne Basin). April 1967. Pen & ink.
Hawne Basin 1963 (Coombeswood Canal Trust)
Hawne Basin 1963 (Coombeswood Canal Trust)
Hawne Basin 1965 (Coombeswood Canal Trust)
Hawne Basin 1965 (Coombeswood Canal Trust)
Philip Adams: Hawne Basin, Burton Bridge. 1967. Pen & ink.
Philip Adams: Hawne Basin, Burton Bridge. 1967. Pen & ink.

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