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Monmore Green Basin, Chillington.
Monmore Green interchange basin 1999
Chillington Interchange Basin was rebuilt in 1902 by the London and North Western Railway, after it had acquired the bankrupt Chillington Iron Company, which was originally served by the basin. It is a rare (possibly unique in Britain) survival of an interchange basin complete with canopy.
Chillington Wharf Canal-Railway Interchange Basin- Bridge over the entrance to the basin, the sheds of which can be seen on the right. (Photo by Alex Chatwin, July 1998)
Interchange Basin - The single remaining arm of the basin. (Photo by Bev Parker, June 2000)
Wolverhampton was remarkable for the number of railway-canal interchange 'stations' that were constructed". Six operated by the LNWR, two by the GWR and one by the MR. Of these, this one above is the only survivor.
Originally there was one basin here, later enlarged to two, all owned by the Chillington Iron Works and linked to their foundry by a 2ft 6in tramway. The Chillington Iron Company went into receivership in 1885 and their land was sold off in 1885 and 1886. The LNWR bought the basin and built the sidings and branch railway after they had acquired Parliamentary powers in 1898. At that time they built the present basin, with two equal length arms. One arm was removed in the 1930s leaving the present single arm. The entrance and side bridge were not changed.
The London Midland & Scottish Railway on formation in 1923 inherited a considerable canal network from the earlier pre-grouping railway owned canals. In addition to the canals, boats also owned by those companies came under LMS ownership. Thus boats from the North Staffs, the Midland, London & North Western (who owned the Shropshire Union fleet) all came into the company. Many of these boats were wooden, but in 1928 W.J .Yarwoods of Northwich were commissioned to build a fleet of mostly open, rivetted iron day boats, for use on the 22 railway interchange basins of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN). The hulls were all iron construction, including the bottom, and measured 70ft in length by 7ft beam, with a hull side of 3ft 6in. They are recognised by the unique fore-deck, which has a typical Yarwoods stem bar; the deck having little rise, and being longer than Joshers and GUCC boats.
In 1948, all the boats passed into the ownership of British Railways, the stern bends being lettered B.R.(L.M.R.); standing for British Railways London Midland Region. BR continued the interchange traffic until 1st April 1954, when they ceased operations with canal boats, and thus 67 boats became available for transfer. The GWR owned boats as well, and some boats owned by the LMS had come from the Midland Rly, and London & North Western Railway. The fleet was taken over by British Waterways, but with trade gradually diminishing.

Monmore Green interchange basin 1999
Chillington Interchange Basin was rebuilt in 1902 by the London and North Western Railway, after it had acquired the bankrupt Chillington Iron Company, which was originally served by the basin. It is a rare (possibly unique in Britain) survival of an interchange basin complete with canopy.

Chillington Wharf Canal-Railway Interchange Basin- Bridge over the entrance to the basin, the sheds of which can be seen on the right. (Photo by Alex Chatwin, July 1998)

Interchange Basin - The single remaining arm of the basin. (Photo by Bev Parker, June 2000)
Wolverhampton was remarkable for the number of railway-canal interchange 'stations' that were constructed". Six operated by the LNWR, two by the GWR and one by the MR. Of these, this one above is the only survivor.
Originally there was one basin here, later enlarged to two, all owned by the Chillington Iron Works and linked to their foundry by a 2ft 6in tramway. The Chillington Iron Company went into receivership in 1885 and their land was sold off in 1885 and 1886. The LNWR bought the basin and built the sidings and branch railway after they had acquired Parliamentary powers in 1898. At that time they built the present basin, with two equal length arms. One arm was removed in the 1930s leaving the present single arm. The entrance and side bridge were not changed.
The London Midland & Scottish Railway on formation in 1923 inherited a considerable canal network from the earlier pre-grouping railway owned canals. In addition to the canals, boats also owned by those companies came under LMS ownership. Thus boats from the North Staffs, the Midland, London & North Western (who owned the Shropshire Union fleet) all came into the company. Many of these boats were wooden, but in 1928 W.J .Yarwoods of Northwich were commissioned to build a fleet of mostly open, rivetted iron day boats, for use on the 22 railway interchange basins of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN). The hulls were all iron construction, including the bottom, and measured 70ft in length by 7ft beam, with a hull side of 3ft 6in. They are recognised by the unique fore-deck, which has a typical Yarwoods stem bar; the deck having little rise, and being longer than Joshers and GUCC boats.

In 1948, all the boats passed into the ownership of British Railways, the stern bends being lettered B.R.(L.M.R.); standing for British Railways London Midland Region. BR continued the interchange traffic until 1st April 1954, when they ceased operations with canal boats, and thus 67 boats became available for transfer. The GWR owned boats as well, and some boats owned by the LMS had come from the Midland Rly, and London & North Western Railway. The fleet was taken over by British Waterways, but with trade gradually diminishing.