Bumble Hole Branch Canal
# Bumble Hole Branch Canal

The present day Bumble Hole Branch Canal and Boshboil Branch surround Bumble Hole, a water-filled clay pit, in Bumble Hole and Warren's Hall Nature Reserve, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, England. They formed a looped part of the original Dudley No. 2 Canal until the opening of the Netherton Tunnel in 1858 when the loop was bypassed by a new cut, in line with the new tunnel. Part of the bypassed canal loop, which surrounds Bumble Hole, is now in-filled giving access to the pool of Bumble Hole. An area next to the Bumble Hole and Dudley canals is the Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve.

## Cobb's Engine House

Between Windmill End Junction and the tunnel portal stands Cobb's Engine House, built in 1831 to pump water from coal mines into the canal.

## Bumble Hole railway

The Bumble Hole railway was used to cross the canal near Windmill End Junction, but was dismantled in 1969.

## Canal map

vte Bumble Hole Branch Canal :

Legend :

| Netherton Tunnel (South portal) | Netherton Tunnel (South portal) |
| - | - |
| Cobb's Engine House | Cobb's Engine House |
| Bumble Hole railway | Bumble Hole railway |
| Windmill End Jn. Toll island and Dudley No 2 Canal to Halesowen (right) | Windmill End Jn. Toll island and Dudley No 2 Canal to Halesowen (right) |
| Boshboil Branch | Boshboil Branch |
| Loop encloses Bumble Hole | Loop encloses Bumble Hole |
| Bumble Hole Branch extended to Dixon's Green Furnaces | Bumble Hole Branch extended to Dixon's Green Furnaces |
| Bumble Hole Branch | Bumble Hole Branch |
| Dudley No 2 Canal (to Parkhead Jn) | Dudley No 2 Canal (to Parkhead Jn) |

## Features

| Point | Coordinates (Links to map resources) | OS Grid Ref |
| - | - | - |
| Netherton Tunnel south portal | 52°29′36″N 2°04′09″W﻿ / ﻿52.4933°N 2.0692°W﻿ / 52.4933; -2.0692﻿ (Netherton Tunnel) | SO953884 |
| Cobb's Engine House | 52°29′34″N 2°04′08″W﻿ / ﻿52.4929°N 2.0690°W﻿ / 52.4929; -2.0690﻿ (Cobb's Engine House) | SO953883 |
| Windmill End Junction | 52°29′30″N 2°04′13″W﻿ / ﻿52.4916°N 2.0702°W﻿ / 52.4916; -2.0702﻿ (Windmill End Junction) | SO952882 |
| Bumble Hole pool | 52°29′28″N 2°04′24″W﻿ / ﻿52.4912°N 2.0732°W﻿ / 52.4912; -2.0732﻿ (Bumble Hole pool) | SO950881 |
| Bumble Hole Branch (junction) | 52°29′24″N 2°04′21″W﻿ / ﻿52.4900°N 2.0725°W﻿ / 52.4900; -2.0725﻿ (Bumble Hole Branch (junction)) | SO950880 |
