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The canal ran north west from the junction with the Northam Branch (see Gallery 1) through the tunnel which passed under Above Bar and in front of the present Civic Centre.
 The canal tunnel crosses under Above Bar the shop on the left and the road beyond 10.05.2005 (27.8kb) |
 The canal tunnel passes under the Civic Centre forecourt 10.05.2005 (33.1kb) |
 The line of the canal tunnel passes close to the left hand end of the BBC Broadcasting Centre 10.05.2005 (27.7kb) |
 The western portal was near the large trees at the rear of the Broadcasting Centre as seen from Kingsbridge Lane 10.05.2005 (28.1kb) |
The tunnel emerged at its western end north west of the later railway tunnel just north of Kingsbridge Lane in land that is now part of the BBC Broadcasting Centre. The canal then followed the line of Blechynden Terrace just above high water mark. When the railway was constructed in the 1840's, it was built on the foreshore.
 Car park in West Park Road at its junction with Blechynden Terrace 10.05.2005 (28.1kb) |
 East end of Blechynden Terrace 10.05.2005 (33.3kb) |
 Blechynden Terrace near Southampton Central railway station looking west 10.05.2005 (27.5kb) |
 Blechynden Terrace, looking east from overbridge at west end of station 12.05.2005 (32.5kb) |
West of Southampton station, the canal ran at the foot of a small cliff. It continued to run along the shore of the tidal River Test until Millbrook Point (see Gallery 4). When the railway was first built here it joined the line of the derelict canal outside the point where the easternmost house in Saxon Road now is. The railway was then two track and also ran along the shore. It was widened southwards onto reclaimed land during 1933-5 when the New (Western) Docks were being built.
 Looking west from the overbridge, the canal ran straight towards the tall left-hand tree 12.05.2005 (38.4kb) |
 The canal ran at the foot of a small cliff now shrouded in trees 10.05.2005 (33.3kb) |
 The railway joined the canal line outside the furthest house 10.05.2005 (38.5kb) |
 Looking west from the footbridge at Saxon Road towards Millbrook Station 10.05.2005 (50.0kb) |
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